C language

 

C

Language

headers

Type support

Dynamic memory management

Error handling

Program utilities

Variadic function support

Date and time utilities

Strings library

Algorithms

Numerics

Input/output support

Localization support

Thread support (C11)

Atomic operations (C11)

Technical Specifications

 

C language

ASCII chart

Basic concepts

translation phases

comment

identifier

scope

lifetime

name space

type

arithmetic types

object

main function

memory model

Keywords

Preprocessor

Statements

Expressions

Initialization

Declarations

Functions

Miscellaneous

history of C

Technical Specifications

 

This is a reference of the core C language constructs.

Basic concepts Comments ASCII chart Translation phases identifier - scope - lifetime lookup and name spaces type - arithmetic types objects and alignment The main function Memory model and data races Keywords Preprocessor #if - #ifdef - #ifndef #define - # - ## #include - #pragma #line - #error Statements if - switch for while - do-while continue - break goto - return

Expressions Value categories Evaluation order and sequencing Constants and literals   integer constants   floating constants   character constants   string literals   compound literals(C99) Constant expressions Implicit conversions Operators   member access and indirection   logical - comparison   arithmetic - assignment   increment and decrement   call, comma, ternary   sizeof - alignof(C11)   cast operators Operator precedence Generic selection(C11) Initialization scalar array structure/union

Declarations Pointers - Arrays Enumerations Storage duration and linkage const - volatile - restrict(C99) struct - union - bit fields alignas(C11) - typedef static_assert(C11) Atomic types(C11) External and tentative definitions Functions Function declaration Function definition inline(C99) - noreturn(C11) Variadic arguments Miscellaneous History of C Inline assembly As-if rule signal handling Analyzability(C11)

See also

C++ documentation for C++ language constructs