title: What are the valid characters for a Java method name?
body: <p>I read about the <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/variables.html" rel="noreferrer">naming of Java variables</a>. It says that Java variables cannot start with any numbers and special characters except for $ and _. </p>
  
  <p>Some valid examples: </p>
  
  <pre><code>int count;
  int _count;
  int $count;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And some invalid examples:</p>
  
  <pre><code>int %count;
  int 4count;
  int #count;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Do the same rules apply to method names?</p>