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Variable Modifiers

In addition to the storage class specifier keywords, a declaration can use certain modifiers to alter some aspect of the identifier. The modifiers available are summarized in CodeGear C++ modifiers. 

The following table summarizes the effects of a modifier applied to a called function. For every modifier, the table shows the order in which the function parameters are pushed on the stack. Next, the table shows whether the calling program (the caller) or the called function (the callee) is responsible for popping the parameters off the stack. Finally, the table shows the effect on the name of a global function.  

Calling Conventions  

Modifier 
Push parameters 
Pop parameters 
Name change (only in C) 
__cdecl1  
Right to left  
Caller  
'_' prepended  
__fastcall  
Left to right  
Callee  
'@' prepended  
__pascal  
Left to right  
Callee  
Uppercase  
__stdcall  
Right to left  
Callee  
No change  

  1. This is the default.
    Note: Note: __fastcall and __stdcall are always name mangled in C++. See the description of the -VC option in BCC32.

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