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Compiler Option: -ex
Add error checking with
Resume
support
Syntax
-ex
Description
The
-ex
compiler option adds error handling as with the
-e
option plus support for
Resume
.
See also
__FB_ERR__
Compiler Option: -e
Compiler Option: -exx
Error Handling
Using the Command Line
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__DATE__
__Date_Iso__
__Fb_64Bit__
__FB_ARGC__
__FB_ARGV__
__Fb_Arm__
__Fb_Asm__
__Fb_Backend__
__FB_BIGENDIAN__
__FB_BUILD_DATE__
__FB_CYGWIN__
__FB_DARWIN__
__FB_DEBUG__
__FB_DOS__
__FB_ERR__
__Fb_Fpmode__
__Fb_Fpu__
__FB_FREEBSD__
__Fb_Gcc__
__FB_LANG__
__FB_LINUX__
__FB_MAIN__
__FB_MIN_VERSION__
__FB_MT__
__FB_NETBSD__
__FB_OPENBSD__
__FB_OPTION_BYVAL__
__FB_OPTION_DYNAMIC__
__FB_OPTION_ESCAPE__
__FB_OPTION_EXPLICIT__
__Fb_Option_Gosub__
__FB_OPTION_PRIVATE__
__FB_OUT_DLL__
__FB_OUT_EXE__
__FB_OUT_LIB__
__FB_OUT_OBJ__
__Fb_Pcos__
__FB_SIGNATURE__
__FB_SSE__
__Fb_Unix__
__Fb_Vectorize__
__FB_VER_MAJOR__
__FB_VER_MINOR__
__FB_VER_PATCH__
__FB_VERSION__
__FB_WIN32__
__FB_XBOX__
__FILE__
__FILE_NQ__
__FUNCTION__
__FUNCTION_NQ__
__LINE__
__PATH__
__TIME__
#
#Assert
#define
#else
#elseif
#endif
#endmacro
#error
#if
#ifdef
#ifndef
#inclib
#include
#lang
#libpath
#line
#macro
#pragma
#print
#undef
$
$Dynamic
$Include
$Static
$Lang
A
Abs
Abstract (Member)
Access
Acos
Add (Graphics Put)
Alias
Allocate
Alpha (Graphics Put)
And
AndAlso
And (Graphics Put)
Any
Append
As
Assert
AssertWarn
Asc
Asin
Asm
Atan2
Atn
B
Base (Initialization)
Base (Member Access)
Beep
Bin
Binary
Bit
BitReset
BitSet
BLoad
Boolean
BSave
Byref (Parameters)
Byref (Function Results)
Byte
ByVal
C
Call
CAllocate
Case
Cast
Cbool
CByte
CDbl
cdecl
Chain
ChDir
Chr
CInt
Circle
Class
Clear
CLng
CLngInt
Close
Cls
Color
Command
Common
CondBroadcast
CondCreate
CondDestroy
CondSignal
CondWait
Const
Const (Member)
Const (Qualifier)
Constructor
Constructor (Module)
Continue
Cos
CPtr
CShort
CSign
CSng
CsrLin
CUByte
CUInt
CULng
CULngInt
CUnsg
CurDir
CUShort
Custom (Graphics Put)
CVD
CVI
CVL
CVLongInt
CVS
CVShort
D
Data
Date
DateAdd
DateDiff
DatePart
DateSerial
DateValue
Day
Deallocate
Declare
DefByte
DefDbl
defined
DefInt
DefLng
Deflongint
DefShort
DefSng
DefStr
DefUByte
DefUInt
Defulongint
DefUShort
Delete
Destructor
Destructor (Module)
Dim
Dir
Do
Do...Loop
Double
Draw
Draw String
DyLibFree
DyLibLoad
DyLibSymbol
E
Else
ElseIf
Encoding
End (Block)
End (Statement)
End If
Enum
Environ Statement
Environ
EOF
Eqv
Erase
Erfn
Erl
Ermn
Err
Error
Event (Message Data From Screenevent)
Exec
ExePath
Exit
Exp
Export
Extends
Extern
Extern...End Extern
F
False
Field
FileAttr
FileCopy
FileDateTime
FileExists
FileLen
Fix
Flip
For
For...Next
Format
Frac
Fre
FreeFile
Function
Function (Member)
G
Get (Graphics)
Get # (File I/O)
GetJoystick
GetKey
GetMouse
GoSub
Goto
H
Hex
HiByte
HiWord
Hour
I
If...Then
IIf
ImageConvertRow
ImageCreate
ImageDestroy
ImageInfo
Imp
Implements
Import
Inkey
Inp
Input (Statement)
Input (File I/O)
Input #
Input$
InStr
InStrRev
Int
Integer
Is (Select Case)
Is (Run-Time Type Information Operator)
IsDate
Isredirected
K
Kill
L
LBound
LCase
Left
Len
Let
Lib
Line
Line Input
Line Input #
LoByte
LOC
Local
Locate
Lock
LOF
Log
Long
LongInt
Loop
LoWord
Lpos
LPrint
LSet
LTrim
M
Mid (Statement)
Mid (Function)
Minute
MKD
MkDir
MKI
MKL
MKLongInt
MKS
MKShort
Mod
Month
MonthName
MultiKey
MutexCreate
MutexDestroy
MutexLock
MutexUnlock
N
Naked
Name
Namespace
Next
New
New (Placement)
Next (Resume)
Not
Now
O
Object
Oct
OffsetOf
On Error
On...Gosub
On...Goto
Once
Open
Open Com
Open Cons
Open Err
Open Lpt
Open Pipe
Open Scrn
Operator
Option()
Option Base
Option ByVal
Option Dynamic
Option Escape
Option Explicit
Option Gosub
Option Nogosub
Option NoKeyword
Option Private
Option Static
Or
Or (Graphics Put)
OrElse
Out
Output
Overload
Override
P
Paint
Palette
pascal
PCopy
Peek
PMap
Point
Pointcoord
Pointer
Poke
Pos
Preserve
PReset
Print
?
Print #
? #
Print Using
? Using
Private
Private: (Access Control)
ProcPtr
Property
Protected: (Access Control)
Pset (Statement)
Pset (Graphics Put)
Ptr
Public
Public: (Access Control)
Put (Graphics)
Put # (File I/O)
R
Random
Randomize
Read
Read (File Access)
Read Write (File Access)
Reallocate
ReDim
Rem
Reset
Restore
Resume
Resume Next
Return
RGB
RGBA
Right
RmDir
Rnd
RSet
RTrim
Run
S
SAdd
Scope
Screen
Screen (Console)
ScreenCopy
ScreenControl
ScreenEvent
ScreenInfo
ScreenGLProc
ScreenList
ScreenLock
ScreenPtr
ScreenRes
ScreenSet
ScreenSync
ScreenUnlock
Second
Seek (Statement)
Seek (Function)
Select Case
SetDate
SetEnviron
SetMouse
SetTime
Sgn
Shared
Shell
Shl
Shr
Short
Sin
Single
SizeOf
Sleep
Space
Spc
Sqr
Static
Static (Member)
stdcall
Step
Stick
Stop
Str
Strig
String (Function)
String
StrPtr
Sub
Sub (Member)
Swap
System
T
Tab
Tan
Then
This
Threadcall
ThreadCreate
Threaddetach
ThreadWait
Time
TimeSerial
TimeValue
Timer
To
Trans (Graphics Put)
Trim
True
Type (Alias)
Type (Temporary)
Type (Udt)
TypeOf
U
UBound
UByte
UCase
UInteger
Ulong
ULongInt
Union
Unlock
Unsigned
Until
UShort
Using (Print)
Using (Namespaces)
V
va_arg
va_first
va_next
Val
ValLng
ValInt
ValUInt
ValULng
Var
VarPtr
View Print
View (Graphics)
Virtual (Member)
W
Wait
WBin
WChr
Weekday
WeekdayName
Wend
While
While...Wend
WHex
Width
Window
WindowTitle
WInput
With
WOct
Write
Write #
Write (File Access)
WSpace
WStr
Wstring (Data Type)
Wstring (Function)
X
Xor
Xor (Graphics Put)
Y
Year
Z
ZString
Keywords - Functional
Arrays
Erase
LBound
ReDim
Preserve
UBound
Bit manipulation
Bit
BitReset
BitSet
HiByte
HiWord
LoByte
LoWord
Compiler switches
DefByte
DefDbl
DefInt
DefLng
Deflongint
DefShort
DefSng
DefStr
DefUByte
DefUInt
Defulongint
DefUShort
Option Base
Option ByVal
Option Dynamic
Option Escape
Option Explicit
Option Gosub
Option Nogosub
Option NoKeyword
Option Private
Option Static
Console
Beep
Cls
Color
CsrLin
Locate
Open Cons
Open Err
Open Pipe
Open Scrn
Pos
Print
?
Print Using
? Using
Screen (Console)
Spc
Tab
View (Console)
Width
Write
Data types and declarations
Boolean
Byte
As
Dim
Const
Const (Qualifier)
Double
Enum
Extends
Integer
Long
LongInt
Object
Scope
Shared
Short
String
Single
Static
Type
Type (Alias)
Type (Temporary)
UByte
UInteger
Ulong
ULongInt
Union
Unsigned
UShort
Var
With
WString
ZString
Date and time
Date
DateAdd
DateDiff
DatePart
DateSerial
DateValue
Day
Hour
IsDate
Minute
Month
MonthName
Now
Second
SetDate
SetTime
Time
TimeSerial
TimeValue
Timer
Year
Weekday
WeekdayName
Debug support
Assert
AssertWarn
Stop
Error handling
Erfn
Erl
Ermn
Err
Error
Local
On Error
Resume
Resume Next
Files
Access
Append
Binary
BLoad
BSave
Close
Encoding
EOF
FreeFile
Get # (File I/O)
Input (File I/O)
Input #
Line Input #
LOC
Lock
LOF
Open
Output
Print #
? #
Put # (File I/O)
Random
Read (File Access)
Read Write (File Access)
Reset
Seek (Statement)
Seek (Function)
Unlock
Write #
Write (File Access)
Graphics
Add (Graphics Put)
Alpha (Graphics Put)
And (Graphics Put)
Circle
Cls
Color
Custom (Graphics Put)
Draw
Draw String
Event (Message Data From Screenevent)
Flip
Get (Graphics)
ImageConvertRow
ImageCreate
ImageDestroy
ImageInfo
Line
Or (Graphics Put)
Paint
Palette
PCopy
PMap
Point
Pointcoord
PReset
PSet
Pset (Graphics Put)
Put (Graphics)
RGB
RGBA
Screen
ScreenControl
ScreenCopy
ScreenEvent
ScreenInfo
ScreenGLProc
ScreenList
ScreenLock
ScreenPtr
ScreenRes
ScreenSet
ScreenSync
ScreenUnlock
Trans (Graphics Put)
View (Graphics)
Window
Xor (Graphics Put)
Hardware access
Inp
Out
Wait
Open Com
Open Lpt
Lpt
Lpos
LPrint
Assignment Operators
=[>] (Assignment)
&= (Concatenate And Assign)
+= (Add And Assign)
-= (Subtract And Assign)
*= (Multiply And Assign)
/= (Divide And Assign)
\= (Integer Divide And Assign)
^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
Mod= (Modulus And Assign)
And= (Conjunction And Assign)
Eqv= (Equivalence And Assign)
Imp= (Implication And Assign)
Or= (Inclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Xor= (Exclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Shl= (Shift Left And Assign)
Shr= (Shift Right And Assign)
Let (Assignment)
Let() (Assignment)
Arithmetic Operators
+ (Add)
- (Subtract)
* (Multiply)
/ (Divide)
\ (Integer Divide)
^ (Exponentiate)
Mod (Modulus)
- (Negate)
Shl (Shift Left)
Shr (Shift Right)
Bitwise operators
And
Eqv
Imp
Or
Not
Xor
Short Circuit operators
AndAlso
OrElse
Math
Abs
Acos
Asin
Atan2
Atn
Cos
Exp
Fix
Frac
Int
Log
Randomize
Rnd
Sgn
Sin
Sqr
Tan
Memory
Allocate
CAllocate
Clear
Deallocate
Field
Fre
Peek
Poke
Reallocate
Meta Commands
$Dynamic
$Static
$Include
$Lang
Miscellaneous
Asm
Data
End (Block)
Is (Run-Time Type Information Operator)
Let
OffsetOf
Option()
To
Read
Rem
Restore
SizeOf
Swap
TypeOf
Modularizing
Common
DyLibFree
DyLibLoad
DyLibSymbol
Export
Extern
Extern...End Extern
Import
Namespace
Private
Public
Using (Namespaces)
Multithreading
CondBroadcast
CondCreate
CondDestroy
CondSignal
CondWait
MutexCreate
MutexDestroy
MutexLock
MutexUnlock
Threadcall
ThreadCreate
Threaddetach
ThreadWait
OS / shell
Chain
ChDir
Command
CurDir
Dir
End (Statement)
Environ
Exec
ExePath
FileAttr
FileCopy
FileDateTime
FileExists
FileLen
Isredirected
Kill
MkDir
Name
RmDir
Run
SetEnviron
Shell
System
WindowTitle
Pointers
Pointer
ProcPtr
Ptr
SAdd
StrPtr
VarPtr
Predefined symbols
__DATE__
__Date_Iso__
__Fb_64Bit__
__FB_ARGC__
__FB_ARGV__
__Fb_Arm__
__FB_BIGENDIAN__
__FB_BUILD_DATE__
__FB_CYGWIN__
__FB_DARWIN__
__FB_DEBUG__
__FB_DOS__
__FB_ERR__
__FB_FREEBSD__
__FB_LANG__
__FB_LINUX__
__FB_MAIN__
__FB_MIN_VERSION__
__FB_NETBSD__
__FB_OPENBSD__
__FB_OPTION_BYVAL__
__FB_OPTION_DYNAMIC__
__FB_OPTION_ESCAPE__
__FB_OPTION_EXPLICIT__
__Fb_Option_Gosub__
__FB_OPTION_PRIVATE__
__FB_OUT_DLL__
__FB_OUT_EXE__
__FB_OUT_LIB__
__FB_OUT_OBJ__
__FB_SIGNATURE__
__FB_SSE__
__FB_VERSION__
__FB_VER_MAJOR__
__FB_VER_MINOR__
__FB_VER_PATCH__
__FB_WIN32__
__FB_XBOX__
__FILE__
__FILE_NQ__
__FUNCTION__
__FUNCTION_NQ__
__FB_MT__
__LINE__
__PATH__
__TIME__
False
True
Preprocessor
#Assert
#define
#else
#elseif
#endif
#endmacro
#error
#if
#ifdef
#ifndef
#inclib
#include
#libpath
#lang
#line
#macro
#pragma
#print
#undef
defined
Once
Procedures
...
Abstract (Member)
Alias
Any
Base (Initialization)
Base (Member Access)
Byref (Parameters)
Byref (Function Results)
ByVal
Call
cdecl
Const (Member)
Constructor
Constructor (Module)
Destructor
Destructor (Module)
Declare
Function
Function (Member)
Lib
Naked
Operator
Overload
Override
pascal
Private (Member)
Protected (Member)
Property
Public (Member)
Static (Member)
Sub
Sub (Member)
stdcall
This
va_arg
va_first
va_next
Virtual (Member)
Program flow
Continue
Case
Do
Do...Loop
Else
ElseIf
End If
Exit
GoSub
Goto
If...Then
IIf
Is (Select Case)
For
For...Next
Loop
Next
On...Gosub
On...Goto
Return
Select Case
Sleep
Step
Then
Until
Wend
While
While...Wend
String functions
InStr
InStrRev
LCase
Left
Len
LSet
LTrim
Mid (Statement)
Mid (Function)
Right
RSet
RTrim
Space
String (Function)
Trim
UCase
WSpace
Wstring (Function)
String and number conversion
Asc
Bin
Chr
CVD
CVI
CVL
CVLongInt
CVS
CVShort
Format
Hex
MKD
MKI
MKL
MKLongInt
MKS
MKShort
Oct
Str
Val
ValLng
ValInt
ValUInt
ValULng
WBin
WChr
WHex
WOct
WStr
Type casting/conversion
Cast
Cbool
CByte
CDbl
CInt
CLng
CLngInt
CPtr
CShort
CSign
CSng
CUByte
CUInt
CULng
CULngInt
CUnsg
CUShort
User input
GetJoystick
GetKey
GetMouse
Inkey
Input
Input (Statement)
Line Input
MultiKey
SetMouse
Stick
Strig
WInput
Graphics Keywords
Add
Alpha
And (Graphics Put)
BLoad
BSave
Circle
Color
Custom
Draw
Draw String
Event (Message Data From Screenevent)
Flip
ImageConvertRow
ImageCreate
ImageDestroy
ImageInfo
Get (Graphics)
GetJoystick
GetMouse
Inp
Line (Graphics)
MultiKey
Out
Or (Graphics Put)
Paint
Palette
PCopy
PMap
Point
Pointcoord
PReset
PSet
Pset (Graphics Put)
Put (Graphics)
RGB
RGBA
Screen (Graphics)
ScreenControl
ScreenCopy
ScreenEvent
ScreenGLProc
ScreenInfo
ScreenList
ScreenLock
ScreenPtr
ScreenRes
ScreenSet
ScreenSync
ScreenUnlock
SetMouse
Trans
View (Graphics)
Wait
Window
WindowTitle
Xor (Graphics Put)
Operators List
Assignment Operators
=[>] (Assignment)
&= (Concatenate And Assign)
+= (Add And Assign)
-= (Subtract And Assign)
*= (Multiply And Assign)
/= (Divide And Assign)
\= (Integer Divide And Assign)
^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
Mod= (Modulus And Assign)
And= (Conjunction And Assign)
Eqv= (Equivalence And Assign)
Imp= (Implication And Assign)
Or= (Inclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Xor= (Exclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Shl= (Shift Left And Assign)
Shr= (Shift Right And Assign)
Let (Assignment)
Let() (Assignment)
Type Cast Operators
Cast
CPtr
Arithmetic Operators
+ (Add)
- (Subtract)
* (Multiply)
/ (Divide)
\ (Integer Divide)
^ (Exponentiate)
Mod (Modulus)
- (Negate)
Shl (Shift Left)
Shr (Shift Right)
Indexing Operators
() (Array Index)
[] (String Index)
[] (Pointer Index)
String Operators
+ (String Concatenation)
& (String Concatenation With Conversion)
Strptr (String Pointer)
Relational Operators
= (Equal)
<> (Not Equal)
< (Less Than)
<= (Less Than Or Equal)
>= (Greater Than Or Equal)
> (Greater Than)
Bitwise Operators
And (Conjunction)
Eqv (Equivalence)
Imp (Implication)
Not (Complement)
Or (Inclusive Disjunction)
Xor (Exclusive Disjunction)
Short Circuit Operators
Andalso (Short Circuit Conjunction)
Orelse (Short Circuit Inclusive Disjunction)
Preprocessor Operators
# (Argument Stringize)
## (Argument Concatenation)
! (Escaped String Literal)
$ (Non-Escaped String Literal)
Pointer Operators
@ (Address Of)
* (Value Of)
Varptr (Variable Pointer)
Procptr (Procedure Pointer)
Type or Class Operators
. (Member Access)
-> (Pointer To Member Access)
Is (Run-Time Type Information Operator)
Memory Operators
New
Placement New
Delete
Iteration Operators
For
Variables and Data Types
Variable Declarations
Dim
Const
Scope
Static
Shared
Var
User Defined Types
Declaration
Enum...End Enum
Type...End Type
Union...End Union
Extends
Field
Object
Referencing
Temporary Types
This
Base (Member Access)
Type Alias
With
Member Procedures
Base (Initialization)
Constructor
Destructor
Function
Operator
Override
Property
Sub
Static (Member)
Virtual
Abstract
Const (Member)
Member Access Control
Public: (Access Control)
Private: (Access Control)
Protected: (Access Control)
Standard Data Types
Integer types
Byte
UByte
Short
UShort
Long
Ulong
Integer
UInteger
LongInt
ULongInt
Floating-point types
Single
Double
Boolean types
Boolean
Data Type Modifiers
Const
Pointer
Ptr
Unsigned
String types
String
ZString
WString
Class types
Object
Standard Data Type Limits
Converting Between Data Types
Generic conversions
Cast
CPtr
Conversions to integral types
CByte
CUByte
CShort
CUShort
CLng
CULng
CInt
CUInt
CLngInt
CULngInt
CSign
CUnsg
Conversions to floating-point types
CSng
CDbl
Conversions to/from string types
Str
WStr
Val
ValInt
ValUInt
ValLng
ValULng
Conversion to boolean types
Cbool
Operators
Operators
Assignment operators
Operator =[>] (Assignment)
Operator &= (Concatenate And Assign)
Operator += (Add And Assign)
Operator -= (Subtract And Assign)
Operator *= (Multiply And Assign)
Operator /= (Divide And Assign)
Operator \= (Integer Divide And Assign)
Operator ^= (Exponentiate And Assign)
Operator Let (Assignment)
Operator Let() (Assignment)
Operator Mod= (Modulus And Assign)
Operator And= (Conjunction And Assign)
Operator Eqv= (Equivalence And Assign)
Operator Imp= (Implication And Assign)
Operator Or= (Inclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Operator Xor= (Exclusive Disjunction And Assign)
Operator Shl= (Shift Left And Assign)
Operator Shr= (Shift Right And Assign)
Arithmetic operators
Operator + (Add)
Operator - (Subtract)
Operator * (Multiply)
Operator / (Divide)
Operator \ (Integer Divide)
Operator ^ (Exponentiate)
Operator Mod (Modulus)
Operator - (Negate)
Operator Shl (Shift Left)
Operator Shr (Shift Right)
Conditional operators
Operator = (Equal)
Operator <> (Not Equal)
Operator < (Less Than)
Operator <= (Less Than Or Equal)
Operator >= (Greater Than Or Equal)
Operator > (Greater Than)
Operator Is (Run-Time Type Information)
Logical operators
Operator And (Conjunction)
Operator Eqv (Equivalence)
Operator Imp (Implication)
Operator Not (Complement)
Operator Or (Inclusive Disjunction)
Operator Xor (Exclusive Disjunction)
Short circuit operators
Operator Andalso (Short Circuit Conjunction)
Operator Orelse (Short Circuit Inclusive Disjunction)
Indexing operators
Operator () (Array Index)
Operator [] (String Index)
Operator [] (Pointer Index)
String operators
Operator + (String Concatenation)
Operator & (String Concatenation With Conversion)
Operator Strptr (String Pointer)
Preprocessor operators
Operator # (Stringize)
Operator ## (Concatenation)
Operator ! (Escaped String Literal)
Operator $ (Non-Escaped String Literal)
Pointer operators
Operator Varptr (Variable Pointer)
Operator Strptr (String Pointer)
Operator Procptr (Procedure Pointer)
Operator @ (Address Of)
Operator * (Value Of)
Type or Class operators
Operator . (Member Access)
Operator -> (Pointer To Member Access)
Operator Is (Run-Time Type Information)
Memory operators
Operator New
Operator Placement New
Operator Delete
Iterating operators
Operator For
Operator Step
Operator Next
Operator Precedence
Bitwise Operators & Truth Tables
Statements
Control Flow
Transferring Statements
Goto
GoSub
On Goto
On Gosub
Return
Branching Statements
If..End If
..Else If..
..Else..
Select..End Select
..Case..
..Case Else..
Intra-branch control
Exit Select
Looping Statements
While..Wend
For..Next
Do..Loop
Intra-loop control
Continue While
Continue For
Continue Do
Exit While
Exit For
Exit Do
Procedures
Declaration
Declare
Sub
Function
Overload
Static
Const (Member)
Static (Member)
Linkage
Public
Private
Alias
Export
Lib
Calling conventions
stdcall
cdecl
pascal
Parameter passing conventions
ByRef
ByVal
Any
Variadic Procedures
... (Ellipsis)
va_first
va_arg
va_next
Automatic execution
Constructor (Module)
Destructor (Module)
Miscellaneous
Byref (Function Results)
Call
Naked
Modularizing
Common
DyLibFree
DyLibLoad
DyLibSymbol
Export
Extern
Extern...End Extern
Import
Namespace
Private
Public
Using (Namespaces)
Other
Preprocessor
Conditional Compilation
#if
#ifdef
#ifndef
#elseif
#else
#endif
defined
Text Replacement
#define
#macro
#endmacro
#undef
! Escaped String Literal
$ Non-Escaped String Literal
File Directives
#include
#inclib
#libpath
Control Directives
#pragma
#lang
#print
#error
#Assert
#line
Metacommands
'$Include
'$Dynamic
'$Static
'$Lang
Escape Sequences In String Literals
Meta-statements
Metacommands
'$Dynamic
'$Include
'$Static
'$Lang
Compiler Options
Option Base
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Short circuit operators
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