document the existence of quoted identifiers
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HQL (and JPQL) are loosely based on SQL and are easy to learn for anyone familiar with SQL.
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[[hql-case-sensitivity]]
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=== Case Sensitivity
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=== Identifiers and case sensitivity
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Case sensitivity depends on the language element:
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An identifier is a name used to refer to an entity, an attribute of a Java class, an <<hql-identification-variables,identification variable>>, or a function.
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For example, `Person`, `name`, `p`, and `upper` are all identifiers, but they refer to different kinds of things.
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In HQL and JPQL, the case sensitivity of an identifier depends on the kind of thing the identifier refers to.
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The rules for case sensitivity are:
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- keywords, identification variable names, and function names are case-insensitive, but
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- Java class names, and the names of attributes of Java classes, are case-sensitive.
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The use of uppercase keywords indicates an endearing but unhealthy attachment to the culture of the 1970's.
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====
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A _quoted identifier_ is written in backticks. Quoting lets you use a keyword as an identifier, for example `` thing.\`select` ``.
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[[hql-statement-types]]
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=== Statement types
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