Example.java

/**
 * 
 * Methods and member ordering (proposal).
 *
 */
public class Example implements Closeable {

    // 1. Public static final constants
    public static final String CONSTANT = "";

    // 2. Protected static final constants
    protected static final int PROTECTED_CONSTANT = 1;

    // 3. Protected final fields
    protected final int PROTECTED_MEMBER = 1;

    // 4. Private static final constants
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Example.class);
    
    // 5. Private static constants
    private static String STATIC;

    // 6. Static initializers    
    static {
        STATIC = "1";
    }

    // 7. private final fields
    private final String finalMember;

    // 8. private fields
    private String nonFinalMember;
    
    // 9. Constructor with most number of parameters    
    public Example(final String param) {
        finalMember = param;
    }

    // 10. Default constructor
    public Example() {
        this(CONSTANT);
    }
    
    // 11. Overrides
    @Override
    public void close() throws IOException {   
    }

    // 12. Public instance methods
    public String getFinalMember() {
        return getFinalMemberValue();
    }

    // 13. Protected instance methods   
    protected int getProtectedMember() {
        return PROTECTED_MEMBER;
    }

    // 14. Public static methods
    public static String getConstant() {
        return getConstantValue();
    }

    // 15. Public static methods
    protected static int getProtectedConstant() {
        return PROTECTED_CONSTANT;
    }

    // 16. Private instance methods
    private String getFinalMemberValue() {
        return finalMember;
    }
    
    // 17. Private static methods
    private static String getConstantValue() {
        return CONSTANT;
    }
}