Valid variable name? (JavaScript)

JavaScript.validateVarname()

Determine whether the provided would be valid as the name of a ECMAScript 5.1 variable.

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Usage

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var JavaScript = require('machinepack-javascript');

// Determine whether the provided would be valid as the name of a ECMAScript 5.1 variable.

JavaScript.validateVarname({

string: 'foo$barz',

}).execSync();

Inputs

string required The string to inspect.

'foo$barz'

Exits

error An unexpected error occurred.

invalid The specified string cannot be coerced into a valid ECMAScript 5.1-compatible variable name. It might have inappropriate characters or collide with a JavaScript reserved word (e.g. `if` or `for`).

success OK.