Naming Conventions (Cont.)

Methods
  • It should start with a lowercase letter.
  • It should be a verb such as main() and println().
  • If the name contains multiple words, start it with a lowercase letter followed by an uppercase letter such as actionPerformed(). 

class Employee {  
  // method
  void  draw( ) {
    //  code snippet 
  } 
}
Variables
  • It should start with a lowercase letter such as id, name.
  • It should not start with the special characters like &, %, and @. 
class Employee {  
  // variable
  int id;
  // code snippet  
}
Constants
  • It should be in uppercase letters such as RED and YELLOW. 

public class Employee {  
  // constant  
  static final int MIN_AGE = 18;  
  // code snippet  
}