Can we use Enum as a variable name in jdk1.4

Dear All,
Enum is a keyword in jdk 1.5.So we cannt use the varibale name enum in jdk 1.5.

Can we use enum as a variable name in jdk 1.4?

Please suggest.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Sumanta Panda

Have you tried it?

But let me answer that for you: yes you can, but you shouldn't. It will work just fine in the Java 1.4 code, but if you decide to migrate to Java 5.0 or Java 6 later your code will be broken. By thinking ahead and choosing different names you can prevent that.

The same holds for "assert" between Java 1.3 and Java 1.4.

You might be interested in this
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/_keywords.html

Moving to a more appropriate forum.

Actually Enum isn't a keyword; enum is.

And there is a risk of confusion between Enum and Enum.

Thanks a lot to all of you.