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semi-reserved-identifier

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semi-reserved-identifier railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below.Explore production: identifieridentifierExplore production: reserved-non-modifiersreserved-non-modifiers"static""abstract""final""private""protected""public""readonly"
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EBNF source
semi-reserved-identifier =
    identifier | reserved-non-modifiers | "static" | "abstract" | "final"
    | "private" | "protected" | "public" | "readonly" ;

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identifier reserved-non-modifiers
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namespace-declaration-namemember-nameclass-constantargument-no-expressionmethod-declarationclass-constant-elementtrait-precedencetrait-aliastrait-method-referenceenum-case

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