The WordPress documentation for Determining Plugin and Content Directories states that: WordPress makes use of the following constants when determining the path to the content and plugin directories. These should not be used directly by plugins or themes, but are listed here for completeness. It goes on to list WP_CONTENT_DIR and WP_PLUGIN_DIR among constants that … Read more
That is perfectly acceptable, probably even the standard. (public/private) static final TYPE NAME = VALUE; where TYPE is the type, NAME is the name in all caps with underscores for spaces, and VALUE is the constant value; I highly recommend NOT putting your constants in their own classes or interfaces. As a side note: Variables … Read more
Every time I go from heavy C++ coding to Java, it takes me a little while to adapt to the lack of const-correctness in Java. This usage of const in C++ is much different than just declaring constant variables, if you didn’t know. Essentially, it ensures that an object is immutable when accessed through a special kind of pointer … Read more
JLS-8.3.1.1. static Fields says (in part) A static field, sometimes called a class variable, is incarnated when the class is initialized (§12.4). JLS-4.12.4. final Variables says (in part) A constant variable is a final variable of primitive type or type String that is initialized with a constant expression (§15.28) tl;dr Putting that together, a class constant is a static final field.
