Reserved Words

Reserved words cannot be used as variable or function names because they serve a special purpose within the OScript language. The following types of words are reserved in OScript:

• Operators, which are words developers use to combine values to create expressions, are reserved words. Examples include: not, gt, eq, and, and or.

• Data types, which are words that define the kind of values that can be manipulated using OScript, are reserved words. Examples include: Integer, File, List, Object, and RecArray.

• Built-in function package names, which are words that are used to group constants, built-in functions, data types, and properties, are reserved words. Examples include:
  • Vis
  ,
  • DAPI
  ,
  • WAPI, and
  • SQL.
• Unprefixed built-in functions and constants, also known as Core functions and constants, are reserved words. Examples include:
  • Length,
  • Type,
  • TRUE,
  • FALSE,
  • BooleanType,
  • Echo, and
  • Undefined.
• Function keywords. Examples include: function, return, and void
• Control statements, words that are used to create branching and looping constructs, are reserved words. Examples include: if, switch, while, for, repeat, break, breakIf, continue, continueIf, and goto.
• The following miscellaneous words are also reserved words: dll, inbyref, inout, linked, nodebug, super, this, xcmd, and xfcn.