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Java Naming Convention

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. These conventions are suggested by
several Java communities such as Sun Microsystems and Netscape.

All the classes, interfaces, packages, methods and fields of Java programming language are given according
to the Java naming convention. If you fail to follow these conventions, it may generate confusion or
erroneous code.

Advantage of Naming Conventions in Java

By using standard Java naming conventions, you make your code easier to read for yourself and other
programmers. Readability of Java program is very important. It indicates that less time is spent to figure out
what the code does.

Naming Conventions of the Different Identifiers

The following table shows the popular conventions used for the different identifiers.

Identifiers Naming Rules Examples

Type

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Class It should start with the uppercase letter. public class

It should be a noun such as Color, Button, System, Thread, etc. Employee
Use appropriate words, instead of acronyms. {
//code snippet
}

Interface It should start with the uppercase letter. interface Printable

It should be an adjective such as Runnable, Remote, {
ActionListener. //code snippet
Use appropriate words, instead of acronyms. }

Method It should start with lowercase letter. class Employee

It should be a verb such as main(), print(), println(). {
If the name contains multiple words, start it with a lowercase // method
letter followed by an uppercase letter such as actionPerformed(). void draw()
{
//code snippet
}
}

Variable It should start with a lowercase letter such as id, name. class Employee
It should not start with the special characters like & (ampersand), {
$ (dollar), _ (underscore). // variable
If the name contains multiple words, start it with the lowercase int id;
letter followed by an uppercase letter such as firstName, //code snippet
lastName. }
Avoid using one-character variables such as x, y, z.

Package It should be a lowercase letter such as java, lang. //package

If the name contains multiple words, it should be separated by package
dots (.) such as java.util, java.lang. com.javatpoint;
class Employee
{
//code snippet
}

Constant It should be in uppercase letters such as RED, YELLOW. class Employee

If the name contains multiple words, it should be separated by an {
underscore(_) such as MAX_PRIORITY. //constant
It may contain digits but not as the first letter. static final int
MIN_AGE = 18;
//code snippet
}

CamelCase in Java naming conventions

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Java follows camel-case syntax for naming the class, interface, method, and variable.

If the name is combined with two words, the second word will start with uppercase letter always such as
actionPerformed(), firstName, ActionEvent, ActionListener, etc.

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