EGL can automatically organize the import statements
in your code. The process orders and groups those statements by package
name and removes unnecessary import statements.
- From the main menu, click . The Preferences window
is displayed.
- In the Preferences window, expand and
click Organize Imports. The Organize
Imports pane is displayed.
- On the Organize Imports pane of the Preferences window,
set the order for import statements in the
list of package names:
- To add a new import statement (package or prefix) to the list,
click New and type the new name. You can use
the asterisk character as a wild card at the end of the package name.
- To edit an import statement, select the name of the package or
prefix name and click Edit.
- To remove an import statement from the import list, select the
name of the package or prefix and click Remove.
- To reorder the import statements, click a package or prefix in
the list to select it and then click Up or Down.
- To import an import statement, click Import and
specify the XML file that contains the import statement to be imported.
- To export an import statement, click Export and
specify the location and name of the XML file to contain the import
statement.
- In the Number of imports needed field,
enter the minimum number of individual import statements
in the same package to simplify into an import statement
with a wild card character. For example, your file might
have the following similar import statements:
import com.mypackage.myPart1;
import com.mypackage.myPart2;
import com.mypackage.myPart3;
If you set the Number
of imports needed field to 3, the editor
will simplify these import statements into
the following single import statement:import com.mypackage.*;
- To save the changes and remain in the Preferences window,
click Apply. To save the changes and exit the
window, click OK.
To organize your import statements,
open a source file in the editor, right-click the file, and then click Organize
Imports. Alternatively, you can organize the import statements
for every file in a project or package by right-clicking the project
or package in the Project Explorer view and then clicking Organize
Imports.