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> Actually, the static variable should not have a proceeding
> underscore... In fact the java naming conventions state that,

You are correct, I actually remember someone mentioning the reason it is
allowed 'cause of arguments in the community.
In the Unix world C programs traditionally use the underscore a lot.
I personally "started" using it recently since it is a good way to
distinguish types.
Reason not to use it, I see many, best one, the fact you can not double
click copy the whole variable in one go in some text processors. However,
under Unix as an computer engineer, you don't worry about text related
editing things.

(Sorry if I am going a bit to far in explanation...)


Benjamin Johnston <s355171@student.uq.edu.au> wrote in message
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> > I think the convention is to name variable in the following way.
> >
> > String eat;
> > static String _eat = "this";
> > final static String EAT = "this"; // I my self use all caps for finals
> > (globals).
> >
> Actually, the static variable should not have a proceeding
> underscore... In fact the java naming conventions state that, "Variable
> names should not start with underscore _ or dollar sign $ characters,
> even though both are allowed".
>
> You are correct on the other examples, though.
>
> See:
> http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConventions.doc8.html#34851
>
> -Benjamin Johnston
> s355171@student.uq.edu.au
>
>