# Identifier

#### Syntax

    Identifier

#### Description

Some `ij` commands require identifiers. These `ij` identifiers are case-insensitive. They must begin with a letter in the range A-Z, and can consist of any number of letters in the range A-Z, digits in the range 0-9, and underscore (_) characters.

These identifiers exist within the scope of `ij` only and are distinct from any identifiers used in SQL commands, except in the case of the Get Cursor command. The Get Cursor command specifies a cursor name to use in creating a result set.

`ij` does not recognize or permit delimited identifiers in `ij` commands. They can be used in SQL commands.

#### Example

    These are valid ij identifiers:
    foo1
    exampleIdentifier12345
    another_one

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