This presentation discusses some general best practices which programmers should keep in mind when creating methods in Java.

1. General Method Best Practices
Parag Shah
http://www.diycomputerscience.com

2. Follow Java coding conventions

3. The method name should be clear

4. Avoid using names of datatypes in methods
Eg: getAccountsArrayList()

5. Names should be consistent
Eg: Either delete() or remove()

6. Do not go overboard in providing convenience
methods

8. Avoid long parameter lists

10. For parameter types, favor interfaces over classes

12. Use overloading judiciously

14. Do not invoke non final public or protected methods from
the constructor of a non final class

15. Avoid returning null as far as possible.
Throw Exception to signify a problem
Return an empty list instead of null

16. A little something before leaving
5 == x instead of x == 5
“someStr”.equals(x)
instead of
x.equals(“someStr”)