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Does the order of keywords in variable definition matter?

Is there any difference between the order:

public static final String = "something";

or

public final static String = "something";

?

Solution

  • No, although the Java Language Specification recommends that you use the first ordering:

    FieldModifiers:
  FieldModifier
  FieldModifiers FieldModifier

FieldModifier: one of
  Annotation public protected private
  static final transient volatile

    ... If two or more (distinct) field modifiers appear in a field declaration, it is customary, though not required, that they appear in the order consistent with that shown above in the production for FieldModifier.