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Is 'default' a context specific keyword in MSVC 2015? [duplicate]

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While debugging some code, I came across an array named default. I thought that keywords were not allowed as variable names.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
 int default = 5;
 printf("%d\n", default);
 return 0;
}

Now the above code compiles without a hitch on VS 2008. Isn't 'default' a keyword? How come it works as a variable name? Side-effects?

PS: Infragistics::Win::UltraWinToolbars::ToolbarsCollection has a property with this name!

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Agnel Kurian Avatar asked Mar 19 '09 21:03

Agnel Kurian


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It's a known issue in VC++. Basically by-design for C++/CLI compatibility.

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Neil Williams Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 16:09

Neil Williams