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declaration`:
declaration-specifiers attribute-seq optinit-declarator-listopt**;**

/* attribute-seq is Microsoft Specific */

declaration-specifiers:
storage-class-specifier declaration-specifiersopt

type-specifier declaration-specifiersopt

type-qualifier declaration-specifiersopt

attribute-seq : /* attribute-seq is Microsoft Specific */
attribute attribute-seq opt

attribute : one of /* Microsoft Specific */

init-declarator-list:
init-declarator

init-declarator-list  ,  init-declarator

init-declarator:
declarator

declarator  =  initializer /* For scalar initialization */

storage-class-specifier:
auto

register

static

extern

typedef

__declspec (  extended-decl-modifier-seq  ) /* Microsoft Specific */

type-specifier:
void

char

short

int

__int8 /* Microsoft Specific */

__int16 /* Microsoft Specific */

__int32 /* Microsoft Specific */

__int64 /* Microsoft Specific */

long

float

double

signed

unsigned

struct-or-union-specifier

enum-specifier

typedef-name

type-qualifier:
const

volatile

declarator:
pointeroptdirect-declarator

direct-declarator:
identifier

(  declarator  )

direct-declarator  [  constant-expression opt**]**

direct-declarator  (  parameter-type-list  ) /* New-style declarator */

direct-declarator  (  identifier-listopt**)** /* Obsolete-style declarator */

pointer:
* type-qualifier-listopt

* type-qualifier-listoptpointer

parameter-type-list: /* The parameter list */
parameter-list

parameter-list , ...

parameter-list:
parameter-declaration

parameter-list  ,  parameter-declaration

type-qualifier-list:
type-qualifier

type-qualifier-list type-qualifier

enum-specifier:
enum  identifieropt**{** enumerator-list }

enum  identifier

enumerator-list:
enumerator

enumerator-list  ,  enumerator

enumerator:
enumeration-constant

enumeration-constant  =  constant-expression

enumeration-constant:
identifier

struct-or-union-specifier:
struct-or-union identifieropt**{** struct-declaration-list } struct-or-union identifier

struct-or-union:
struct

union

struct-declaration-list:
struct-declaration

struct-declaration-list struct-declaration

struct-declaration:
specifier-qualifier-list struct-declarator-list  ;

specifier-qualifier-list:
type-specifier specifier-qualifier-listopt

type-qualifier specifier-qualifier-listopt

struct-declarator-list:
struct-declarator struct-declarator-list  ,  struct-declarator

struct-declarator:
declarator

type-specifier declaratoropt**:** constant-expression

parameter-declaration:
declaration-specifiers declarator /* Named declarator */

declaration-specifiers abstract-declaratoropt**/*** Anonymous declarator */

identifier-list: /* For old-style declarator * /
identifier

identifier-list  ,  identifier

abstract-declarator: /* Used with anonymous declarators */
pointer

pointeroptdirect-abstract-declarator

direct-abstract-declarator:
(  abstract-declarator  )

direct-abstract-declaratoropt**[** constant-expressionopt**]**

direct-abstract-declaratoropt**(** parameter-type-list opt**)**

initializer:
assignment-expression

{  initializer-list  } /* For aggregate initialization */

{  initializer-list  , }

initializer-list:
initializer

initializer-list  ,  initializer

type-name:
specifier-qualifier-list abstract-declaratoropt

typedef-name:
identifier

extended-decl-modifier-seq:/* Microsoft Specific */
extended-decl-modifieropt

extended-decl-modifier-seq extended-decl-modifier

extended-decl-modifier: /* Microsoft Specific */
thread

naked

dllimport

dllexport

See Also

Calling Conventions
Phrase Structure Grammar
Obsolete Calling Conventions