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What's the use/meaning of the @ character in variable names in C#?
I understand that the @ symbol can be used before a string literal to change how the compiler parses the string. But what does it mean when a variable name is prefixed with the @ symbol?
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In computer programming, a dereference operator, also known as an indirection operator, operates on a pointer variable. It returns the location value, or l-value in memory pointed to by the variable's value. In the C programming language, the deference operator is denoted with an asterisk (*).
The & means "Don't take the variable, take the place in memory where this variable is stored." It's a little complicated, but it's necessary so that C can change the value of the variable.
Putting @ in front of a string tells the compuler not to process escape sequences found within the string.
It marks the string as a verbatim string literal. In C#, a verbatim string is created using a special symbol @. @ is known as a verbatim identifier. If a string contains @ as a prefix followed by double quotes, then compiler identifies that string as a verbatim string and compile that string.
The @ symbol allows you to use reserved word. For example:
int @class = 15; The above works, when the below wouldn't:
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