# VHDL185: All reserved words should have the same case ## Summary ```{raw} html

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To make the code more readable, all reserved words should have the same case.

Default is lowercase, but you can move to uppercase through the reservedWordCase parameter.

A list of exceptions can also be set through the exceptions parameter.

Noncompliant code example

With the default value for the reservedWordCase parameter: lowercase 

ENTITY e IS -- Noncompliant: 'ENTITY' and 'IS' should be lowercase
  ...
End; -- Noncompliant: All characters in 'End' should be lowercase

Compliant solution

With the default value for the reservedWordCase parameter: lowercase 

entity e is
  ...
end;
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ParameterValueDescription
reservedWordCaselowercaseCase of the reserved words. Either 'lowercase' or 'uppercase'.
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