# C_STANDARD_REQUIRED

Added in version 3.1.

Boolean describing whether the value of `C_STANDARD` is a requirement.

If this property is set to `ON`, then the value of the `C_STANDARD` target property is treated as a requirement. If this property is `OFF` or unset, the `C_STANDARD` target property is treated as optional and may "decay" to a previous standard if the requested is not available. For compilers that have no notion of a C standard level, such as Microsoft Visual C++ before VS 16.7, this property has no effect.

See the `cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on compile features and a list of supported compilers.

This property is initialized by the value of the `CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED` variable if it is set when a target is created.