When you create a new object using the administrative 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 |