Reserved Word

Definition: A special word reserved by a programming language or by a program.

You are not allowed to use reserved words as variable names.

A partial list of Delphi reserved words:

• and
• array
• as
• asm
• begin
• case
• class
• const
• constructor
• destructor
• dispinterface
• div
• do
• downto
• else
• end
• except
• exports
• file
• finalization
• finally
• for
• function
• goto
• if
• implementation
• in
• inherited
• initialization
• interface
• in
• is
• library
• nil
• not
• object
• of
• or
• out
• packed
• procedure
• program
• property
• raise
• record
• repeat
• resourcestring
• set
• string
• then
• to
• try
• type
• unit
• until
• uses
• var
• while
• with

In addition to the words above, private, protected, public, published, and automated act as reserved words within object type declarations, but are otherwise treated as directives. The words at and on also have special meanings.

Also Known As: Keyword