Posted by Michael Winter on 09/27/45 11:58

Leif K-Brooks wrote:

> Toby Inkster wrote:
>> Firstly, Javascript variables cannot begin with a dollar sign.
>
> Yes, they can; it's just not a very good idea in most cases.

Indeed:

The dollar sign ($) and the underscore (_) are permitted
anywhere in an identifier. The dollar sign is intended for use
only in mechanically generated code.
-- 7.6 Identifiers, ECMA-262, 3rd Ed.

and there's no reason not to follow that convention.

Mike

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