Java constant examples (Create a java file having only constants)

Question

What is the best practice to declare a java file having only constant?

public interface DeclareConstants
{
    String constant = "Test";
}

OR

public abstract class DeclareConstants
{
    public static final String constant = "Test";
}

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12517978/java-constant-examples-create-a-java-file-having-only-constants

Answer 1

Neither one. Use final class for Constants declare them as public static final and static import all constants wherever necessary.

public final class Constants {

    private Constants() {
            // restrict instantiation
    }

    public static final double PI = 3.14159;
    public static final double PLANCK_CONSTANT = 6.62606896e-34;
}

Usage :

import static Constants.PLANCK_CONSTANT;
import static Constants.PI;//import static Constants.*;

public class Calculations {

        public double getReducedPlanckConstant() {
                return PLANCK_CONSTANT / (2 * PI);
        }
}

See wiki link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_interface