Variable with upperCase letter

cdrik6

Hi All, a beginner's question: can we name a variable using a Capital letter? (for instance int Count; or int cOunt; or int cOuNy; or int co_Unt;) Thanks

GoToLoop

• The Java language itself allows names in UTF-16 AFAIK.
• But convention rules dictate what is called "lowerCameCase" for variable & function names.
• Classes (and interfaces) go w/ "CamelCase".
• And constants (static final) use ALL_CAPS_WITH_UNDERLINE.

PhiLho

In short, yes, all your names are legal, but if you want your programs to be readable, try and follow the guide that GoToLoop gave... :-)

KevinWorkman

You could have answered this yourself by simply trying it out. What happened when you wrote a small example program that tested those variable names out?

But like PhiLho said, you should follow the standard naming conventions. More info is available here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/codeconventions-135099.html