Keywords and identifiers in C language (module 6).
In this module we will discuss on the different keywords and identifiers used in C and difference between them.
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This is the 6th module on learning C with us. Earlier we discussed on the basic introduction and structure of C, preprocessor it's features, intermediate and executable codes. compilation process and execution process of a C program. ? In this section we will briefly discuss on the various keywords and identifiers used in C.![](https://newsandstory.com/tempImage/17121720005620189335.jpg)
Identifiers :-
Difference between keywords and identifiers used in C :-
Keywords :-
Keywords are the words that are reserved by the C for specific purposes and may not be used as identifiers. The meaning of keywords has already been known to C compiler.
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There are 32 keywords in C.
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Names of the variables and other programs elements such as functions, array etc. are known as identifiers.
There are few rules that govern the way variable are named (identifiers) :-
1. Identifiers can be named from the combinations of A-Z , a-z , 0-9 , & , _ (underscore).
2. The first alphabet of the identifier should be either an alphabet or an underscore. Digit are not allowed.
3. It should not be keyword. Eg. name, ptr, sum.
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The basic difference between keywords and identifiers is that keywords are inbuilt functions and identifiers are user made functions.
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