The following table explains the typographical conventions used in this document.
Typeface | Indicates | Example |
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bold | Commands, executable names, compiler options and pragma directives. | You can also use the #pragma comment directive to place comments into an object module. |
italics | Parameters or variables whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user. Italics are also used to introduce new terms. | The attribute name can be specified with or without leading and trailing double underscore characters. |
monospace | Programming keywords and library functions, compiler built-in functions, file and directory names, examples of program code, command strings, or user-defined names. | Case and default label statements only appear in switch statements. |