Java modifiers syntax and format?

From the official grammar of the Java Programming Language (simplified).

From the official grammar of the Java Programming Language (simplified): Modifier: Annotation | public | protected | private static | abstract | final | native | synchronized transient | volatile | strictfp ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration: {Modifier} (ClassDeclaration | InterfaceDeclaration) ClassBodyDeclaration: {Modifier} MethodOrFieldDecl MethodOrFieldDecl: Type Identifier MethodOrFieldRest So, for classes and interfaces, the modifiers must always appear before the class keyword, and in any order. E.g. , final public class is valid, but class final is not.

For methods and fields, it is the same, but the modifiers must appear before the type.

See checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_modifi.... The correct (or rather, conventional) order is : public protected private abstract static final transient volatile synchronized native strictfp This order should come naturally to your mind after some days programming in Java.

Modifiers go before the class or a type. According to the Java Language Specification, order between modifiers does not matter.

Yes, there's the Java Language Specification, which explains all that is valid syntax in the language and there is also the coding conventions used by Oracle/Sun, which is a bit old but still explains a lot of stuff.

Just as in the English language, adjectives (modifiers such as public, static, volatile, etc) precede the noun they describe (class, interface, or any type such as int or String). The order of the modifiers doesn't matter to the language, but by reading code you'll quickly find which feel more natural.

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