This coding standard is The Java Coding Guidelines is organized into an introductory chapter and 18 chapters containing guidelines in specific topic areas. Each of these 18 chapters contains a list of guidelines in that section, a risk assessment summary for these guidelines, and a list of related guidelines. There is also a common glossary and bibliographyand 75 <or however many we end up with> guidelines.
Guidelines have a consistent structure. Each guideline has a unique identifier, which is included in the title. The title of the guideline and the introductory paragraphs define the conformance requirements. This is typically followed by one or more pairs of noncompliant code examples and corresponding compliant solutions. Each guideline also includes a risk assessment an applicability section and bibliographical references specific to that guideline.
At the end, there is a common glossary and bibliography.