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This is a list of reserved keywords in C++. Since they are used by the language, these keywords are not available for re-definition or overloading.

alignas (since C++11)
alignof (since C++11)
and
and_eq
asm
auto(1)
bitand
bitor
bool
break
case
catch
char
char16_t(since C++11)
char32_t(since C++11)
class
compl
const
constexpr(since C++11)
const_cast
continue
decltype(since C++11)
default(1)
delete(1)
do
double
dynamic_cast
else

enum
explicit
export
extern
false
float
for
friend
goto
if
inline
int
long
mutable
namespace
new
noexcept(since C++11)
not
not_eq
nullptr (since C++11)
operator
or
or_eq
private
protected
public
register
reinterpret_cast

return
short
signed
sizeof
static
static_assert(since C++11)
static_cast
struct
switch
template
this
thread_local(since C++11)
throw
true
try
typedef
typeid
typename
union
unsigned
using(1)
virtual
void
volatile
wchar_t
while
xor
xor_eq

  • (1) - meaning changed in C++11

In addition to keywords, there are two identifiers with special meaning, which may be used as names of objects or functions, but have special meaning in certain contexts.

override(C++11)

final(C++11)

Also, each name that contains a double underscore __ or begins with an underscore followed by an uppercase letter is always reserved to the implementation and should not be used as an identifier. Each name that begins with an underscore is reserved to the implementation for use as a name in the global namespace; such names may be used as identifiers in user-defined namespaces, as names of class members, etc.

Note that and, bitor, or, xor, compl, bitand, and_eq, or_eq, xor_eq, not, and not_eq (along with the digraphs <%, %>, <:, :>, %:, and %:%:) provide an alternative way to represent standard tokens.