Attributes (C++11)

LanguageC++113 papers2 connections

The [[attr]] syntax with noreturn and carries_dependency, and its lexing fixes.

Connected features

override & finalC++11override/final started as attributesAttributes (C++17)C++17new standard attributes

Papers

3 · San Francisco 2008 → Pittsburgh 2010

Adds the [[attribute]] syntax with noreturn, carries_dependency, final, override (the last two later became keywords). Core paper.

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