C# Keywords

A keyword is a reserved word. You cannot use it as a variable name, constant name etc.

In C# keywords cannot be used as identifiers. However, if we want to use the keywords as identifiers, we may prefix the keyword with @ character.

A list of Reserved Keywords available in C# programming language is given below:

abstract	base	as	bool	break	catch	case
byte	char	checked	class	const	continue	decimal
private	protected	public	return	readonly	ref	sbyte
explicit	extern	false	finally	fixed	float	for
foreach	goto	if	implicit	in	in (generic modifier)	int
ulong	ushort	unchecked	using	unsafe	virtual	void
null	object	operator	out	out (generic modifier)	override	params
default	delegate	do	double	else	enum	event
sealed	short	sizeof	stackalloc	static	string	struct
switch	this	throw	true	try	typeof	uint
abstract	base	as	bool	break	catch	case
volatile	while

Some identifiers which have special meaning in context of code are called as Contextual Keywords.

A list of Contextual Keywords available in C# programming language is given below:

add	group	ascending	descending	dynamic	from	get
global	alias	into	join	let	select	set
partial (type)	partial(method)	remove	orderby

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