What are the naming conventions in Java?

Overview

Naming conventions in Java are a set of rules that apply to Java programs, and are defined in The Java Language Specification. They include recommendations for naming packages, classes, methods, and variables.

This shot discusses some basic naming conventions in Java.

PascalCasing

PascalCasing is a naming convention where each word in a compound word is capitalized. "JavaNamingConventions" is an example of a PascalCased word in Java.

camelCasing

In camelCasing, the first word in a compound word is not capitalized. "javaNamingConventions" is an example of a camelCased word in Java.

snake_casing

In snake_casing, underscores separate the words in a compound word. "java_naming_conventions" is an example of a snake_cased word in Java.

Naming conventions in Java

Construct	Convention	Description	Examples
Class	PascalCase	Classes should be named using PascalCasing, with the first letter of each word capitalized. A class name should be a noun or a word representative of an object.	MyClass, Employee
Interface	PascalCase	Interfaces should be named using PascalCasing, with the first letter of each word capitalized. An interface name should be an adjective.	Serializable, Runnable
Method	camelCase	Method should be named using camelCasing. Method names should always start with a lower case letter.	main(), print(), println() etc.
Variable	camelCase	Variables should be named using camelCasing. Variable names should always start with a lower case letter.	num1, name, address
Package	snake_case (all lower case)	Packages should be named using snake_casing. Package names should always start with a lower case letter.	java, lang, util
Constant	snake_case (ALL UPPER CASE)	Constant variables should be named using snake_casing. Contant variable names should have all upper case letters.	MAX_VALUE, MIN_VALUE etc.

package io.educative.example;
public class Employee{
  public static final int MAX_AGE=100; //Constant variable naming convention
  private String empName;  //Variable naming convention
  private int age;
  public Employee(String name, int age){  //Constructor naming convention
    this.empName=name;
    this.age=age;
  }
  public void setName(String name){  //Method naming convention
    this.empName = name;
  } 
  public int getAge(){  //Method naming convention
    return age;
  }
  public static void main(String args){  //Main method naming convention
    Employee emp1 = new Employee("John Doe", 30);
    System.out.println("Employee Name: "+emp1.empName);  //Prints Employee Name
    System.out.println("Employee Age: "+emp1.getAge());  //Prints Employee Age
  }
}

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