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**Initiators:**

|  | ! | Exclamation point begins a source code comment. |
|  | ? | Question mark begins a field equate label, label, or when used as a single character in column one of source code, designates that the statement that follows only be executed in DEBUG mode. |
|  | @ | "At" sign begins a picture token. |
|  | @@ | Used in Clarion# only. You cannot use //reserved// keywords as labels or identifiers unless they include the @@ as a prefix (i.e., @@IF). You also should use @@ as prefix if you'd like to use //Construct //or //Destruct// as a label for a declaration that is not a class constructor or destructor.{{newcnet.jpg|NewCNet.jpg}} |
|  | * | Asterisk begins a parameter passed by address in a MAP prototype. |
|  | ~ | A leading tilde on a filename indicates a file linked into the project. |
|  | !~<;//block of comments//>~! | Multi-line comments support (Clarion# only){{newcnet.jpg|NewCNet.jpg}} |
|  | !!! | Initiates [[xml documentation comments 1.htm|XML Documentation]] (Clarion# only){{newcnet.jpg|NewCNet.jpg}} |

**Terminators:**

|  | ; | Semi-colon is an executable statement separator. |

|  | CR/LF | Carriage-return/Line-feed is an executable statement separator. |
|  | . | Period terminates a data or code structure (a substitute for END). |
|  | | | Vertical bar is the source code line continuation character. |
|  | # | Pound sign declares an implicit LONG variable. |
|  | $ | Dollar sign declares an implicit REAL variable. |
|  | " | Double quote declares an implicit STRING variable. |

**Delimiters**:

| ( ) | Parentheses enclose a parameter list. |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose an array subscript list. |
| ' ' | Single quotes enclose a string constant. |
| { } | Curly braces enclose a repeat count in a string constant, or a property parameter. |
| <; > | Angle brackets enclose an ASCII code in a string constant, or indicate a parameter in a MAP prototype which may be omitted. |
| : | Colon separates the start and stop positions of a string "slice." |
| , | Comma separates parameters in a parameter list. |

**Connectors:**

| . | Period is a decimal point used in numeric constants, or connects a complex structure label to the label of one of its members. |
| : | Colon connects a prefix to a label. |
| $ | Dollar sign connects the WINDOW or REPORT label to a field |
|  | equate label in a control's property assignment expression. |

**Operators:**

| + | Plus sign indicates addition. |
| - | Minus sign indicates subtraction. |
| * | Asterisk indicates multiplication. |
| / | Slash indicates division. |
| % | Percent sign indicates modulus division. |
| ^ | Carat indicates exponentiation. |
| <; | Left angle bracket indicates less than. |
| > | Right angle bracket indicates greater than. |
| = | Equal sign indicates assignment or equivalence. |
| ~ | Tilde indicates the logical (Boolean) NOT operator. |
| &amp; | Ampersand indicates concatenation. |
| &amp;= | Ampersand equal indicates reference assignment or reference equivalence. |
| **:=:** | Executes a Deep Assignment statement. |