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Can "while " be an identifier

in a code can "while" act as an identifier ?

22nd Aug 2017, 5:26 PM
Safwat Adiba
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For a constant yes, as a define, but it would prevent you from using it as a loop : #define while 45
22nd Aug 2017, 5:54 PM
Baptiste E. Prunier
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Keywords cannot be names of variables.
22nd Aug 2017, 5:42 PM
Rrestoring faith
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well yeah
28th Oct 2018, 10:00 AM
BlazeGamingUnltd
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but you can't use it in a loop later on
28th Oct 2018, 10:01 AM
BlazeGamingUnltd
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and you will cconfuse yourself
28th Oct 2018, 10:02 AM
BlazeGamingUnltd
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sorry for sending the answer separately
28th Oct 2018, 10:03 AM
BlazeGamingUnltd
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it can , but it tends to confuse a reader .key words shouldn't be used as variable
17th Oct 2018, 8:59 AM
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