Explain identifier with example rules for constructing identifier name.


 In computer programming, an identifier is a name given to a variable, function, or any other entity in the program. An identifier is used to refer to the entity it represents throughout the program. Here are the rules for constructing identifier names:

  1. An identifier can only be composed of letters, digits, and underscores (_).
  2. The first character of an identifier must be a letter or an underscore. It cannot be a digit.
  3. An identifier should not contain any spaces or special characters such as #, $, %, &, *, etc.
  4. An identifier name must be unique within its scope.
  5. Identifiers are case-sensitive, meaning that uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as distinct characters. For example, "myVar" and "myvar" are two different identifiers.

Here are some examples of valid identifiers:

  • myVar
  • my_var
  • variable2
  • _underscore

And here are some examples of invalid identifiers:

  • 123var (because the first character is a digit)
  • my-var (because it contains a hyphen)
  • my var (because it contains a space)
  • if (because it's a reserved keyword in many programming languages)

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