/android-naming-conventions

Android Naming Conventions Guideline

###1. Package Structure

src

  • com.client.app - contain Application class only
  • com.client.app.views - contain all activities
  • com.client.app.fragments - contain all fragments
  • com.client.app.webservice - contain all web services
  • com.client.app.adapters - contain all adapters
  • com.client.app.db - contain all db related classes
  • com.client.app.models - contain all models
  • com.client.app.utils - contain utility/misc classes
  • com.client.app.widgets - contain extended/custom views
  • com.client.app.services - contain all services
  • com.client.app.animation - contain all animations

###2. Naming convention for Xml files

  • activity_<ACTIVITY NAME>.xml - for all activities
  • dialog_<DIALOG NAME>.xml - for all custom dialogs
  • row_<LIST_NAME>.xml - for custom row for listview
  • fragment_<FRAGMENT_NAME>.xml - for all fragments

###3. Naming convention for component/widget in xml files.

  • all component for x activity must be start with activity name

  • all component should have prefix or short name like btn for button

  • For example,name for login activity component should be like following.

    • activity_login_btn_login
    • activity_login_et_username
    • activity_login_et_password

  • Short name of major components

    • Button - btn
    • EditText - et
    • TextView - tv
    • Checkbox - chk
    • RadioButton - rb
    • ToggleButton - tb
    • Spinner - spn
    • Menu - mnu
    • ListView - lv
    • GalleryView - gv
    • LinearLayout -ll
    • RelativeLayout - rl