Since SIDL maps onto many other languages there are a great number of words and constructs that are harmless in SIDL, but cause great trouble in generated language bindings. We list known problems in Table A.2.
In addition, the following should be avoided:
| WORD | C | C++ | Java | Python | word | C | C++ | Java | Python | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abstract | X | lambda | X | ||||||||
| and | X | X | long | X | X | X | |||||
| and_eq | X | mutable | X | ||||||||
| asm | X | X | namespace | X | |||||||
| assert | X | native | X | ||||||||
| auto | X | X | new | X | X | ||||||
| bitand | X | not | X | X | |||||||
| bitor | X | not_eq | X | ||||||||
| bool | X | null | X | ||||||||
| boolean | X | operator | X | ||||||||
| break | X | X | X | X | or | X | X | ||||
| case | X | X | X | or_eq | X | ||||||
| catch | X | X | package | X | |||||||
| char | X | X | X | pass | X | ||||||
| class | X | X | X | ||||||||
| compl | X | private | X | X | |||||||
| const | X | X | X | protected | X | X | |||||
| const_cast | X | public | X | X | |||||||
| continue | X | X | X | X | raise | X | |||||
| def | X | register | X | X | |||||||
| default | X | X | X | reinterpret_cast | X | ||||||
| del | X | return | X | X | X | X | |||||
| delete | X | short | X | X | X | ||||||
| do | X | X | X | signed | X | X | |||||
| double | X | X | X | sizeof | X | X | |||||
| dynamic_cast | X | static | X | X | X | ||||||
| elif | X | static_cast | X | ||||||||
| else | X | X | X | X | strictfp | X | |||||
| enum | X | X | struct | X | X | ||||||
| except | X | super | X | ||||||||
| exec | X | switch | X | X | X | ||||||
| explicit | X | synchronized | X | ||||||||
| export | X | template | X | ||||||||
| extends | X | this | X | X | |||||||
| extern | X | X | throw | X | X | ||||||
| false | X | X | throws | X | |||||||
| final | X | transient | X | ||||||||
| finally | X | X | true | X | X | ||||||
| float | X | X | X | try | X | X | X | ||||
| for | X | X | X | X | typedef | X | X | ||||
| friend | X | typeid | X | ||||||||
| from | X | typename | X | ||||||||
| global | X | union | X | X | |||||||
| goto | X | X | X | unsigned | X | X | |||||
| if | X | X | X | X | using | X | |||||
| implements | X | virtual | X | ||||||||
| import | X | void | X | X | X | ||||||
| inline | X | volatile | X | X | X | ||||||
| instanceof | X | wchar_t | X | ||||||||
| int | X | X | X | while | X | X | X | X | |||
| interface | X | xor | X | ||||||||
| is | X | xor_eq | X |