Rules for Naming

This topic provides information about the naming convention of identifiers in templates.

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See Also
Creating a Template

Template Naming Conventions

The following table shows the rules to be applied to name Report Template Design objects because some characters are forbidden.

Name Description
Template

The name can contain space characters.

Note: The following characters are forbidden @ # $ " < > % , [ ] in names.
Parameter

Recommendations for Naming Conventions

The CamelCase typographical convention (also named medial capitals) is often used as a naming convention in computer programming. You can follow this recommendation, mentioned in the table below, to name template variables or OTScript identifiers. For more information about OTScript, see OTScript Language.

Element Type Naming Rule Examples
Class Upper camel case MyClass
Variable Lower camel case myVariable
Method Lower camel case myMethod
Attribute Lower camel case myAttribute

Example:

You can name a variable indicating that an instance has ports as instHasPort.