ILE C/C++ Language Reference
The following lists the basic source character set that must be
available at both compile and run time:
- The uppercase and lowercase letters of the English alphabet
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- The decimal digits 0 through 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- The following graphic characters:
! " # % & ' ( ) * + , - . / :
; < = > ? [ \ ] _ { } ~
- The caret (^) character in ASCII (bitwise exclusive OR
symbol) or the equivalent not (¬) character in EBCDIC
- The split vertical bar character in ASCII, which may be represented by the
vertical bar (|) character on EBCDIC systems
- The space character
- The control characters representing new-line, horizontal tab, vertical
tab, and form feed, and end of string (NULL character)
Depending on the implementation and compiler option, other specialized
identifiers, such as the dollar sign ($) or characters in
national character sets, may be allowed to appear in an identifier.
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