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Java modifiers syntax and format

Is it private static final or private final static. I do understand that both of them work, but would like to know the order in which the spec declares it.

Answer 1

The order of access modifiers doesn’t matter. They just have to be present.

For method modifiers, the Java language spec notes, that it is it is customary,
though not required, that they appear in the order consistent with that shown
above in the production for MethodModifier., which is:

(Annotation) public protected private abstract static final synchronized native strictfp

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Addition

recommended order for field modifiers (as of JLS 8.3.1):

(Annotation) public protected private static final transient volatile

recommended order for class modifiers (as of JLS 8.1.1):

(Annotation) public protected private abstract static final strictfp

(Annotation) is not a modifier, it’s a placeholder for any annotation. Annotations should be put before any other modifier.