By convention - are there for exemple first variables, second getters and setters and third methods?

[André Asantos]

By convention - are there for exemple first variables, second getters and setters and third methods into the class?

[Christophe Verré]

Do you mean the order they are in the source file ?

[André Asantos]

Exactly...

[Christophe Verré]

Personally, I prefer to have all instance variables at the top, and then methods (getters, setters included). I think it's the way it's done most of the time.

You can refer to the Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language.

[Rob Spoor]

I usually use the following order:
1) static fields
2) instance fields
3) constructors
4) methods

[John de Michele]

I usually use the following order:

instance variables
final instance variables
static variables
final static variables
Constructors
Methods, in alphabetical order

John.

[Rob Spoor]

John de Michele wrote:Methods, in alphabetical order

Why in alphabetical order? The Javadoc does that for you. I prefer to keep them together based on functionality. For instance, each getter and setter are put together, in the same order as the order of their matching fields; getter before setter.

[John de Michele]

Rob Prime wrote:Why in alphabetical order? The Javadoc does that for you. I prefer to keep them together based on functionality. For instance, each getter and setter are put together, in the same order as the order of their matching fields; getter before setter.

Just a personal preference. I find it more aesthetically pleasing to have methods in alphabetical order. I can see the value of your method, but at an aesthetic level, it just feels disordered to me. For the record, all of my variables are organised in alphabetical order in each group, too .

John.