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  • Bharat

    Identifiers starting with __

    Hi All,

    Can you plz explain purpose of identifiers starting with __? Example
    __start

    Thanks
    Bharat
  • Walter Roberson

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    Re: Identifiers starting with __

    In article <cceac5ba-ae4c-45e3-8e9c-0de13897bc1a@f2 4g2000prh.googl egroups.com>,
    Bharat <sreebharat@gma il.comwrote:
    >Can you plz explain purpose of identifiers starting with __? Example
    >__start
    They are identifiers reserved for use by the implementation.
    They have whatever purpose the implementation needs.

    With regards to __start specifically: it has different meanings on
    different systems. One of the more common meanings is outlined
    in the following:



    However, to know what it means for whatever system you are interested
    in you would need to consult a newsgroup that specializes in development
    matters for your particular operating system.
    --
    "All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation. "
    -- Walter Benjamin

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