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Document old deprecation for database naming
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ For example, `MATCH ( a ) RETURN a` is equivalent to `MATCH (a) RETURN a`.
=== Using special characters in names
Non-alphabetic characters, including numbers, symbols and whitespace characters, *can* be used in names, but *must* be escaped using backticks.
For example: `++`^n`++`, `++`1first`++`, `++`$$n`++`, and `++`my variable has spaces`++`.
Database names are an exception and may include dots without the need for escaping.
For example: naming a database `foo.bar.baz` is perfectly valid.
Database names are an exception and may include dots without the need for escaping, although this behavior is deprecated as it may introduce ambiguity when addressing composite databases.
For example: naming a database `foo.bar.baz` is valid, but deprecated. `++`foo.bar.baz`++` is valid.

Within an escaped name, the following escaping sequences are allowed:

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