C# Keywords or Reserved words are the words in a language that are used for some internal process or represent some predefined actions. These words are therefore not allowed to use as variable names or objects. Doing this will result in a compile-time error.
Example:
// C# Program to illustrate the keywords
using System;
class TECH {
// Here static, public, void
// are keywords
static public void Main () {
// here int is keyword
// a is identifier
int a = 10;
Console.WriteLine("The value of a is: {0}",a);
// this is not a valid identifier
// removing comment will give compile time error
// double int = 10;
}
}
Output:
The value of a is: 10
There are total 78 keywords in C# as follows:
Keywords in C# is mainly divided into 10 categories as follows:
- Value Type Keywords: There are 15 keywords in value types which are used to define various data types.
| bool | byte | char | decimal |
| double | enum | float | int |
| long | sbyte | short | struct |
| unit | ulong | ushort |
Example:
// C# Program to illustrate the
// value type keywords
using System;
class Tech {
// Here static, public, void
// are keywords
static public void Main () {
// here byte is keyword
// a is identifier
byte a = 47;
Console.WriteLine("The value of a is: {0}",a);
// here bool is keyword
// b is identifier
// true is a keyword
bool b = true;
Console.WriteLine("The value of b is: {0}",b);
}
}
Output:
The value of a is: 47 The value of b is: True
3.Reference Type Keywords: There are 6 keywords in reference types which are used to store references of the data or objects. The keywords in this category are: class, delegate, interface, object, string, void.
4.Modifiers Keywords: There are 17 keywords in modifiers which are used to modify the declarations of type member.
| public | private | internal | protected | abstract |
| const | event | extern | new | override |
| partial | readonly | sealed | static | unsafe |
| virtual | volatile |
Example:
// C# Program to illustrate the
// modifiers keywords
using System;
class Techappss {
class Mod
{
// using public modifier
// keyword
public int n1;
}
// Main Method
static void Main(string[] args) {
Mod obj1 = new Mod();
// access to public members
obj1.n1 = 77;
Console.WriteLine("Value of n1: {0}", obj1.n1);
}
}
Output:
Value of n1: 77
4.Statements Keywords: There are total 18 keywords which are used in program instructions.
| if | else | switch | do | for |
| foreach | in | while | break | continue |
| goto | return | throw | try | catch |
| finally | checked | unchecked |
Example:
// C# program to illustrate the statement keywords
using System;
class demoContinue
{
public static void Main()
{
// using for as statement keyword
// TechforTech is printed only 2 times
// because of continue statement
for(int i = 1; i < 3; i++)
{
// here if and continue are keywords
if(i == 2)
continue;
Console.WriteLine("TechforTech");
}
}
}
Output:
TechforTech
5.Method Parameters Keywords: There are total 4 keywords which are used to change the behavior of the parameters that passed to a method. The keyword includes in this category are: params, in, ref, out.
6.Namespace Keywords: There are total 3 keywords in this category which are used in namespaces. The keywords are: namespace, using, extern.
7.Operator Keywords: There are total 8 keywords which are used for different purposes like creating objects, getting a size of object etc. The keywords are: as, is, new, sizeof, typeof, true, false, stackalloc.
8.Conversion Keywords: There are 3 keywords which are used in type conversions. The keywords are: explicit, implicit, operator.
9.Access Keywords: There are 2 keywords which are used in accessing and referencing the class or instance of the class. The keywords are base, this.
10.Literal Keywords: There are 2 keywords which are used as literal or constant. The keywords are null, default.
Example:
int a = 10; // Here int is a valid keyword double int = 10.67; // invalid because int is a keyword double @int = 10.67; // valid identifier, prefixed with @ int @null = 0; // valid
/ C# Program to illustrate the use of
// prefixing @ in keywords
using System;
class Tech {
// Here static, public, void
// are keywords
static public void Main () {
// here int is keyword
// a is identifier
int a = 10;
Console.WriteLine("The value of a is: {0}",a);
// prefix @ in keyword int which
// makes it a valid identifier
int @int = 11;
Console.WriteLine("The value of a is: {0}",@int);
}
}
Output:
The value of a is: 10 The value of a is: 11
Contextual Keywords
These are used to give a specific meaning in the program. Whenever a new keyword comes in C#, it is added to the contextual keywords, not in the keyword category. This helps to avoid the crashing of programs which are written in earlier versions.
Important Points:
- These are not reserved words.
- It can be used as identifiers outside the context that’s why it named contextual keywords.
- These can have different meanings in two or more contexts.
- There are total 30 contextual keywords in C#.
Example:
// C# program to illustrate contextual keywords
using System;
public class Student {
// Declare name field
private string name = "TechforTech";
// Declare name property
public string Name
{
// get is contextual keyword
get
{
return name;
}
// set is a contextual
// keyword
set
{
name = value;
}
}
}
class TestStudent {
// Main Method
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
Student s = new Student();
// calls set accessor of the property Name,
// and pass "TECH" as value of the
// standard field 'value'.
s.Name = "TECH";
// displays TECH, Calls the get accessor
// of the property Name.
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + s.Name);
// using get and set as identifier
int get = 50;
int set = 70;
Console.WriteLine("Value of get is: {0}",get);
Console.WriteLine("Value of set is: {0}",set);
}
}
Output:
Name: TECH Value of get is: 50 Value of set is: 70
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