#### 4.4.19 not [Type Specifier] ¶

#### Compound Type Specifier Kind:: ¶

Combining.

#### Compound Type Specifier Syntax:: ¶

(`not`{typespec})

#### Compound Type Specifier Arguments:: ¶

typespec—a type specifier.

#### Compound Type Specifier Description:: ¶

This denotes the set of all objects that are not of the type typespec.

The argument is required, and cannot be *.

The symbol not is not valid as a type specifier.