Grammar Summary

This appendix describes the formal grammar of the C++ language, as implemented in the Microsoft C++ compiler. It is loosely organized around the chapter organization of this book as follows:

• The Keywords section describes keywords, covered in Chapter 1, Lexical Conventions.
  
  
• The Expressions section describes the syntax of expressions, described in Chapter 4, Expressions.
  
  
• The Declarations section describes the syntax of declarations, described in Chapter 6, Declarations.
  
  
• The Declarators section describes the syntax of declarators, covered in Chapter 7, Declarators.
  
  
• The Classes section covers the syntax used in declaring classes, as covered in Chapter 8, Classes.
  
  
• The Statements section covers the syntax used in writing statements, as covered in Chapter 5, Statements.
  
  
• The Microsoft Extensions section covers the syntax of features unique to Microsoft C++. Many of these features are covered in Appendix B, Microsoft-Specific Modifiers.