This specification describes the form and establishes the interpretation of programs written in the C# programming language. It describes:

— The representation of C# programs;

— The syntax and constraints of the C# language;

— The semantic rules for interpreting C# programs;

— The restrictions and limits imposed by a conforming implementation of C#.

This specification does not describe

— The mechanism by which C# programs are transformed for use by a data-processing system;

— The mechanism by which C# applications are invoked for use by a data-processing system;

— The mechanism by which input data are transformed for use by a C# application;

— The mechanism by which output data are transformed after being produced by a C# application;

— The size or complexity of a program and its data that will exceed the capacity of any specific data-processing system or the capacity of a particular processor;

— All minimal requirements of a data-processing system that is capable of supporting a conforming implementation.