Identifier

An Identifier is the name given to a variable that the scripter can choose: It is the name that identifies the variable.

Rules

Regex: [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*

Valid	Invalid
variable1 _my_local_variable _1variable _player	1variable _my#localVar _guy1&2var player

Binding rules for identifiers:

• Identifiers may consist of any ASCII text characters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and underscores (_).
• Identifiers must not start with a number (e.g "9myVariable" is invalid).
• Identifiers of local variables must start with an underscore.
• Identifiers are case-insensitive.
• Identifiers cannot be the same as reserved words (e.g commands and functions).

Recommendations

It is recommended to write local variable identifiers in camel case syntax. This makes identifiers more readable:

private _myVariableName = 5;

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Snake case is sometimes encountered but is not recommended and should be avoided:

_my_variable_name = 5;

It is also recommended to prefix global variable identifiers with your tag in order to avoid any potential conflict between addons, scripts and missions:

// Tag_identifier
UNIQUETAG_player = player;

See also

• Variables