Tab character in variable declaration

Hello,
I have a little problem with declaration of variables in scripts. I get an error when there is a TAB character between the variable name and its data type:
VARIABLE var_name number;
Bind Variable "var_name number" is NOT DECLARED
This error occur only when I try it in SQL Developer - other tools accept it. Any suggestions how to get rid of this error?

Couldn't find any prior bug for this, so I logged it:
Bug 12409565 - TAB CHARACTER NOT RECOGNIZED AS WHITESPACE IN SQL*PLUS BIND VARIABLE DECLARATION
It seems limited to SQL*Plus syntax, perhaps just the VARIABLE command, and does not replicate in PL/SQL blocks.
Adding a blank after the tab works around the error, but won't be enough if the tab remains as part of the variable name.
-Gary Graham, SQL Developer Team

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