Syntax Notes

1. The following are keywords and cannot be used as identifiers:

   Table C-1 XDR Keywords

   bool	const	enum	int	string	typedef	void
   cas	default	float	opaque	struct	union
   cha	double	hyper	quadruple	switch	unsigned

1. Only unsigned constants may be used as size specifications for arrays. If an identifier is used, it must have been declared previously as an unsigned constant in a const definition.

2. Constant and type identifiers within the scope of a specification are in the same name space and must be declared uniquely within this scope.

3. Similarly, variable names must be unique within the scope of struct and union declarations. Nested struct and union declarations create new scopes.

4. The discriminant of a union must be of a type that evaluates to an integer. That is, int, unsigned int, bool, an enum type, or any typedef that evaluates to one of these. Also, the case values must be legal discriminant values. Finally, a case value may not be specified more than once within the scope of a union declaration.