C# Keywords
Keywords are predefined, reserved identifiers that have special meanings to the compiler. They can't be used as identifiers in your program unless they include @ as a prefix. For example, @if is a valid identifier, but if isn't because if is a keyword.
The first table in this article lists keywords that are reserved identifiers in any part of a C# program. The second table in this article lists the contextual keywords in C#. Contextual keywords have special meaning only in a limited program context and can be used as identifiers outside that context. Generally, as new keywords are added to the C# language, they're added as contextual keywords in order to avoid breaking programs written in earlier versions.
abstract
as
base
bool
break
byte
case
catch
char
checked
class
const
continue
decimal
default
delegate
do
double
else
enum
event
explicit
extern
false
finally
fixed
float
for
foreach
goto
if
implicit
in
int
interface
internal
is
lock
long
Contextual keywords
A contextual keyword is used to provide a specific meaning in the code, but it isn't a reserved word in C#. Some contextual keywords, such as partial and where, have special meanings in two or more contexts.
