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 Variable naming rules

Variable naming rules

Rules that must be observed when naming variables.

Variable names in TestArchitect must comply with the following rules:

• Allowable characters: alphabetic characters (upper and lowercase), numeric digits, underscore (_), and space. Also keep in mind that the name you choose must not be a TestArchitect function, or a TestArchitect reserved word. Here is the list of TestArchitect reserved words.
  • and
  • or
  • xor
  • not
  • true
  • false
  • ( )
• The first character of a variable name must be an alphabetic character or an underscore. A number or space may not appear as the first character.
• Leading or trailing spaces in a variable name are ignored.

Note also that the TestArchitect interpreter is case-insensitive. Hence, the names apple, APPLE and aPpLE are treated as the same variable.