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Function names

The name of a function is an identifier that follows the same rules as variable names. It must start with a letter or underscore and can be followed by any letters, digits, underscore character, single quote (apostrophe), and hyphens.

Apostrophes and hyphens must be followed by alphabetic characters. While apostrophes are not widely used in identifiers, hyphens are used quite extensively as they add an additional level of expressivity.

Below is a short list of examples of valid function names.

greet

greet-them

hello-world

NumberOfItems

is-valid

to_be-or-not_to_be

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