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Java Naming conventions
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Java naming convention is a rule to follow as you decide what to name your identifiers such as class,
package, variable, constant, method etc.
But, it is not forced to follow. So, it is known as convention not rule.
All the classes, interfaces, packages, methods and fields of java programming language are given according to
java naming convention.
Advantage of naming conventions in java
By using standard Java naming conventions, you make your code easier to read for yourself and for other
programmers. Readability of Java program is very important. It indicates that less time is spent to figure out
what the code does.
Name
Convention
class name
should start with uppercase letter and be a noun e.g. String, Color, Button, System, Thread
etc.
interface
name
should start with uppercase letter and be an adjective e.g. Runnable, Remote,
ActionListener etc.
method name
should start with lowercase letter and be a verb e.g. actionPerformed(), main(), print(),
println() etc.
variable name
should start with lowercase letter e.g. firstName, orderNumber etc.
package
name
should be in lowercase letter e.g. java, lang, sql, util etc.
constants
name
should be in uppercase letter. e.g. RED, YELLOW, MAX_PRIORITY etc.
CamelCase in java naming conventions
Java follows camelcase syntax for naming the class, interface, method and variable.
If name is combined with two words, second word will start with uppercase letter always e.g.
actionPerformed(), firstName, ActionEvent, ActionListener etc.
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