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Java Naming conventions

Class
o It should start with the uppercase letter.
o It should be a noun such as Color, Button, System, Thread, etc.
o Use appropriate words, instead of acronyms.
o Example: -

1. public class Employee


2. {
3. //code snippet
4. }

Interface
o It should start with the uppercase letter.
o It should be an adjective such as Runnable, Remote, ActionListener.
o Use appropriate words, instead of acronyms.
o Example: -

1. interface Printable
2. {
3. //code snippet
4. }

Method
o It should start with lowercase letter.
o It should be a verb such as main(), print(), println().
o If the name contains multiple words, start it with a lowercase letter followed by an uppercase letter such
as actionPerformed().
o Example:-

1. class Employee
2. {
3. //method
4. void draw()
5. {
6. //code snippet
7. }
8. }

Variable
o It should start with a lowercase letter such as id, name.
o It should not start with the special characters like & (ampersand), $ (dollar), _ (underscore).
o If the name contains multiple words, start it with the lowercase letter followed by an uppercase letter such
as firstName, lastName.
o Avoid using one-character variables such as x, y, z.
o Example :-

1. class Employee
2. {
3. //variable
4. int id;
5. //code snippet
6. }

Package
o It should be a lowercase letter such as java, lang.
o If the name contains multiple words, it should be separated by dots (.) such as java.util, java.lang.
o Example :-

1. package com.javatpoint; //package


2. class Employee
3. {
4. //code snippet
5. }

Constant
o It should be in uppercase letters such as RED, YELLOW.
o If the name contains multiple words, it should be separated by an underscore(_) such as MAX_PRIORITY.
o It may contain digits but not as the first letter.

1. Example :-
2. class Employee
3. {
4. //constant
5. static final int MIN_AGE = 18;
6. //code snippet }

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