Identifiers in Java
In Java an identifier is a name given to a method, a variable, or any other user-defined item. Identifiers can be from one to several characters long. Variable names may start with any letter of the alphabet, an underscore, or a dollar sign. Next may be either a letter, a digit, a dollar sign, or an underscore. The underscore can be used to enhance the readability of a variable name, as in line_count. Uppercase and lowercase are different; that is, to Java, myvar and MyVar are separate names. Here are some examples of acceptable identifiers:
Remember, you can’t start an identifier with a digit. Thus, 12x is invalid, for example. ...
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