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Lexical Elements 

These topics provide a formal definition of C++ lexical elements. They describe the different categories of word-like units (tokens) recognized by a language.
The tokens in a C++ source file are derived from a series of operations performed on your programs by the compiler and its built-in preprocessor.
The preprocessor first scans the program text for special preprocessor directives (see Preprocessor directives for details). For example, the directive #include <inc_file> adds (or includes) the contents of the file inc_file to the program before the compilation phase. The preprocessor also expands any macros found in the program and include files.
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Tokens Overview 

This section contains Token topics. 

Whitespace Overview 

This section contains Whitespace Overview topics.