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The field naming conventions are simple:

f for fields, for example, fMyField, fValue, fBalance
g for special global and public fields, for example, gSingleton (use discouraged)
s for static fields, for example, sReferenceValue, sValueManager
CAPS for constants, eg static final HASHCACHE_NOT_SET

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