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OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide
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OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide

by Mala Gupta
September 2016
Intermediate to advanced
704 pages
18h 29m
English
Manning Publications
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2.2. Identifiers

Identifiers are names of packages, classes, interfaces, methods, and variables. Though identifying a valid identifier is not explicitly included in the exam objectives, there’s a good chance that you’ll encounter a question similar to the following that will require you to identify valid and invalid identifiers:

Question: Which of the following lines of code will compile successfully?

  1. byte exam_total = 7;
  2. int exam-Total = 1090;

The correct answer is (a). Option (b) is incorrect because hyphens aren’t allowed in the name of a Java identifier. Underscores are allowed.

2.2.1. Valid and invalid identifiers

Table 2.7 contains a list of rules that will enable you to correctly define valid (and invalid) identifiers, along with some ...

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