When you create a new object with the administrative console or with a wsadmin command, you must specify a string for a name attribute. Most characters are allowed in the name string. However, the name string cannot contain any of these characters:
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| / | forward slash |
| \ | backslash |
| * | asterisk |
| , | comma |
| : | colon |
| ; | semi-colon |
| = | equal sign |
| + | plus sign |
| ? | question mark |
| | | vertical bar |
| < | left angle bracket |
| > | right angle bracket |
| & | ampersand |
| % | percent sign |
| ' | single quotation mark |
| " | double quotation mark |
| . | period1 |
1 The period is not valid as the first character of the name string, but it is valid as a subsequent character.