/// <summary>
        /// Verifies is a valid EcmaScript variable expression.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="varExpr">the variable expression</param>
        /// <returns>varExpr</returns>
        /// <remarks>
        /// http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf
        ///
        /// IdentifierName =
        ///		IdentifierStart | IdentifierName IdentifierPart
        /// IdentifierStart =
        ///		Letter | '$' | '_'
        /// IdentifierPart =
        ///		IdentifierStart | Digit
        /// </remarks>
        public static bool IsValidIdentifier(string varExpr, bool nested)
        {
            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(varExpr))
            {
                return(false);
            }

            if (nested)
            {
                string[] parts = varExpr.Split('.');
                foreach (string part in parts)
                {
                    if (!EcmaScriptIdentifier.IsValidIdentifier(part, false))
                    {
                        return(false);
                    }
                }
                return(true);
            }

            if (EcmaScriptIdentifier.IsReservedWord(varExpr))
            {
                return(false);
            }

            bool indentPart = false;

            foreach (char ch in varExpr)
            {
                if (indentPart && Char.IsDigit(ch))
                {
                    // digits are only allowed after first char
                    continue;
                }

                // can be start or part
                if (Char.IsLetter(ch) || ch == '_' || ch == '$')
                {
                    indentPart = true;
                    continue;
                }

                return(false);
            }

            return(true);
        }