Object names: What the name string cannot contain

Object names: What the name string cannot contain

By creating a new object using the admin console or a wsadmin command, you often must specify a string for a name attribute.
Most characters are allowed in the name string. However, the name string cannot contain the following characters. The name string also cannot contain leading and trailing spaces.

/ forward slash
\ backslash
* asterisk
, comma
: colon
; semi-colon
= equal sign
+ plus sign
? question mark
| vertical bar
< left angle bracket
> right angle bracket
& ampersand (and sign)
% percent sign
' single quote mark
" double quote mark
]]> No specific name exists for this character combination.
. period (not valid if first character; valid if a later character)
# Hash mark
$ Dollar sign
~ Tilde
( Left parenthesis
) Right parenthesis

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Working with server configuration files

/	forward slash
\	backslash
*	asterisk
,	comma
:	colon
;	semi-colon
=	equal sign
+	plus sign
?	question mark
\|	vertical bar
<	left angle bracket
>	right angle bracket
&	ampersand (and sign)
%	percent sign
'	single quote mark
"	double quote mark
]]>	No specific name exists for this character combination.
.	period (not valid if first character; valid if a later character)
#	Hash mark
$	Dollar sign
~	Tilde
(	Left parenthesis
)	Right parenthesis