Small Basic - Invalid Variable Names

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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   - Ninja Ed & Majed Marji

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