## 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.