Java.Variable name length

Question

in documentation i read, that:

A variables name can be any legal identifier — an **unlimited-length** sequence of Unicode letters and digits

so

Answer 1

1) I wouldn't be surprised if some compiler implementations had (reasonable) limits while others could handle variable names of any length. Unfortunately, I don't know of any documented specific examples or have any specific experiences of either off-hand.

2) Local variables names don't have to be maintained in the class file (they aren't accessible via reflection). Try making a file with an instance variable name that long and see the resulting class file.