Difference b/w storage class and storage class specifier

[sarathy]

Hi,
What is the difference b/w a "storage class" and "storage
class specifier"?
It is said that there,

Storage Class --> automatic static ( K&R )
Storage Class Specifier --> auto extern register static
typedef

What does a specifier mean? I see the name "specifier" also
being used in

type specifier
struct-specifier
union-specifier

etc...

Regards,
Sarathy

 

[Keith Thompson]

Hi,
What is the difference b/w a "storage class" and "storage
class specifier"?
It is said that there,

Storage Class --> automatic static ( K&R )
Storage Class Specifier --> auto extern register static
typedef

A storage class specifier is one of a set of keywords that can appear
in a C program source. A storage class is what those keywords
specify.

 

[sarathy]

A storage class specifier is one of a set of keywords that can appear
in a C program source. A storage class is what those keywords
specify.

Thanks. I got it now.