Java modifiers syntax and format

Question

I find myself getting confused as to the order of access and non access modifiers. For example

abstract void go()  
abstract public void go()  
public final          


        

Answer 1

See http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_modifier.html.

The correct (or rather, conventional) order is :

1. public
2. protected
3. private
4. abstract
5. static
6. final
7. transient
8. volatile
9. synchronized
10. native
11. strictfp

This order should come naturally to your mind after some days programming in Java.