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1. File content must be kept within 180 columns
2. Continuation of lines should be obvious:

   Code Block
   totalSum = a + b + c + d + e;

3. Must indent with space not tabs. Indentation = 4 spaces
4. Line endings should be LR (Mac / Linux format)
5. White space:
   1. - Operators should be surrounded by a space character.
   2. - Java reserved words should be followed by a white space.
   3. - Commas should be followed by a white space.
   4. - Colons should be surrounded by white space.
   5. - Semicolons in for statements should be followed by a space character.
6. Block layout should be as illustrated below . Class, Interface and method blocks should also use this layout.

   Code Block
   while (!done) { doSomething(); done = moreToDo(); }

7. If-else clauses must use the following layout:

   Code Block
   if (condition) {anchor:IDE-settings-file}anchor:IDE-settings-file}tements statements; } else { statements; }

8. The try-catch block follows the if-else example above
   

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