# estree-util-is-identifier-name

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Check if something can be an identifier name.

## Install

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```sh
npm install estree-util-is-identifier-name
```

## Use

```js
var isIdentifierName = require('estree-util-is-identifier-name')

isIdentifierName.name('$something69') // => true
isIdentifierName.name('69') // => false
isIdentifierName.name('var') // => true (this does not handle keywords)

isIdentifierName.start(48) // => false (character code for `0`)
isIdentifierName.cont(48) // => true (character code for `0`)
```

## API

### `isIdentifierName.name(value)`

Checks if the given string is a valid identifier name.

### `isIdentifierName.start(code)`

Checks if the given character code can start an identifier.

### `isIdentifierName.cont(code)`

Checks if the given character code can continue an identifier.

## Related

*   [`goto-bus-stop/estree-is-identifier`](https://github.com/goto-bus-stop/estree-is-identifier)
    — check if an AST node is an identifier

## License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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