What are the differences between reserved words and keywords in C++?
Is ‘main’ a reserved word or a keyword?
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What are the differences between reserved words and keywords in C++?
Is ‘main’ a reserved word or a keyword?
The only thing I could think of that might differentiate the two is if a word was reserved for future use (i.e. not a keyword, but also not allowed for use). However, I couldn’t think of an exapmle off the top of my head…
Main is not a keyword per se, but it is usually required by C, C++, C#, and similar languages as the beginning execution point of your app. These langauges each define the role of main in the corresponding language specification.