Name conventions
When adding items to your project, note the following restrictions for the various item names in the Project Tree:
Project item |
Restrictions |
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Classes |
There are no restrictions on what characters are allowed in class names. Characters from non-western languages and right-to-left languages are allowed. |
Fields |
Field names cannot contain spaces and the first character of the name cannot be a number. In addition, the following characters are not allowed: /\"*?:<>| and #!£$%^&,.. |
Formatters |
Formatter names cannot include spaces or underscores and when adding a formatter you cannot type either of these characters. However, you can paste in a value that includes spaces or underscores. A warning message is displayed to indicate that these characters are not supported. |
Locators |
Locator names cannot include spaces. All other characters are allowed including characters from non-western languages and right-to-left languages. |
Validation Rules |
There are no restrictions on what characters are allowed in Validation Rule names. Characters from non-western languages and right-to-left languages are allowed. |
Structure Rules |
There are no restrictions on what characters are allowed in Structure Rule names. Characters from non-western languages and right-to-left languages are allowed. |
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