Authored by Ed Price
This Table shows some illegal variable names, along with the reason why each name’s invalid.
Table: Invalid Variable Names
|
Variable Name |
What’s Wrong? |
|
2Player |
starts with a digit |
|
My.Address |
has an invalid character (dot) in the name |
|
Okay? |
has an invalid character (?) in the name |
|
room-temp |
has an invalid character (minus sign) in the name |
|
room*temp |
has an invalid character (*) in the name |
|
room temp |
has an invalid character (space) in the name |
If you use an illegal variable name, the Small Basic compiler detects it and reports a syntax error. And then the programming police show up to arrest you! (That last part might just be a rumor.)
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