Conventions Used in This Reference

References to a chapter or section number in The C International Standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999) appear as (ISO C, §number).

References to a chapter or section number in The C++ International Standard (ISO/IEC: 14882) appear as (ISO C++, §number).

This manual also uses syntax examples that describe the format of C source code statements:

#pragma parameter [return-reg] func-name [param-regs]

#pragma optimize_for_size on | off | reset

Table 1. describes how to interpret these statements.

Table 1. Understanding Syntax Examples

If the text looks like… Then…
literal Include the text in your statement exactly as you see it.
metasymbol Replace the symbol with an appropriate value. The text after the syntax example describes what the appropriate values are.
a | b | c Use one of the symbols in the statement: either a, b, or c.
[a] Include the symbol, a, only if necessary. The text after the syntax example describes when to include it.