keyword ordering : Java Glossary
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keyword ordering
In theory it does not matter if you say public static final or final static public, but if you follow the usual convention, other people will able to read your code more easily. Here is the preferred order:

[ public | protected | private ]
static
abstract
synchronized
[ transient | volatile ]
final
native
[ int | long | String | class | enum | interface etc. ]


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