What are the rules about using an underscore in a C++ identifier?

Question

It's common in C++ to name member variables with some kind of prefix to denote the fact that they're member variables, rather than local variables or parameters. If you've come from an MFC background, you'll probably use `m_foo`. I've also seen `myFoo` occasionally. C# (or possibly just .NET) seems to recommend using just an underscore, as in `_foo`. Is this allowed by the C++ standard?

Answer 1

using namespace std;

#include <iostream>

class test

{

private:

int _x;

public:

test() { _x=0; }

test ( int X) { _x=X; }

Get() { return(_x); }

};

int main()

{

test t(3);

cout << t.Get() << endl;

}