Specifies if subsequent source code should be translated as C or C++ source code.

This pragma is compatible with the following platform targets:

68K

PowerPC

NEC V800

Intel x86

MIPS

Embedded 68K

When this pragma is on, the compiler compiles the code that follows as C++ code. When this option is off, the compiler uses the suffix of the filename to determine how to compile it. If a file's name ends in .cp, .cpp, or .c++, the compiler automatically compiles it as C++ code. If a file's name ends in .c, the compiler automatically compiles it as C code. You need to use this pragma only if a file contains a mixture of C and C++ code.

This pragma corresponds to the Activate C++ Compiler option in the C/C++ Language Panel. To check whether this option is on, use __option (cplusplus), described in "Checking Options."