how to escape key words in c# ?

Question

I want to do the equivalent of the following VB in c#

Function([class]) "hello"

This would be the same as this in c#

class=>"hello"

The problem is that the word class is a key word in the language. But I want to use it as a variable name. In the VB example you can use the [] brackets to 'escape' that key word and allow it to be used as a variable name.

Is there a way to do this in C# ?

Answer 1

Use @ for reserved words:

@class=>"hello"

Answer 2

You need to add @ to variable names:

@class

But it is a very bad practice. Every time you name your variable as a keyword a kitten dies :)

Answer 3

You can prefix any keyword with a @.

But I don't think it's a recommended practice, and code analysis complains about it for sure.