How to add automatically the imports in a Java project?

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How to add automatically the imports in a Java project?

Hi,

I generate (from a progam java) some Java classes but actually, I don't add the import in each class. I'd like to have a kind of parser that is able to see which import needs to be added in a class. Maybe, it's possible to reuse the fonctionnality of Eclipse because it's able to do that. However, I don't know where I can find that.

Do you have any idea?

Many thanks,

Bat

What are you going to do about name collisions? You use a "Date" - is it java.util.Date or java.sql.Date? You use a "XMLFoo", is it com.foomatics.XMLFoo or is it org.openfoo.XMLFoo? It's better to add the imports as you add the code.

Maybe you can create a HashSet of all the imports you're going to need as you generate the code, and then add them in at the top when you're done?

Paul Tomblin 2010-09-16 11:57:34

I'm aware about this problem. I only ask if it's possible to reuse the code of eclipse to add automatically the imports?

2010-09-16 12:06:27

@user376112 eclipse will pop up a dialog and prompt you to select an import from a list, if there are collisions. How will your code handle that?

dogbane 2010-09-16 12:45:35

nanda 2010-09-16 12:02:22

My code is generated automatically by a server, so I can't use eclipse.

2010-09-16 12:05:28

`Ctrl+Shift+O` if it doesn't....Auto-Imports ftw!

st0le 2010-09-16 12:08:41

+2 A:

What about using only Full Qualified Names for classes when creating the code for the generated Java classes?

GHad 2010-09-16 12:21:35

yes...why not, It's a good idea

2010-09-16 12:31:10

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