Organize imports

The following preferences define how the Organize Imports command generates the import statements in a compilation unit.

Organize Imports Preferences

Option	Description	Default
Import order list	This list of prefixes shows the sequential order for packages imported into a Java compilation unit. Each entry defines a block. Different blocks are separated by a spacer line.	java javax org com
New...	Adds a package name prefix to the import order list. In the resulting dialog, type a package name or package name prefix.	n/a
Edit...	Change the name of an existing package name prefix. In the resulting dialog, type a package name or package name prefix.	n/a
Up	Moves the selected package name prefix up in the import order list.	n/a
Down	Moves the selected package name prefix down in the import order list.	n/a
Remove	Removes a package name prefix from the import order list.	n/a
Load...	Load a list of package name prefixes from a file.	n/a
Save...	Save the list of package name prefixes to a file.	n/a
Number of imports needed before .* is used	The number of fully-qualified import statements that are allowed from the same package before <package>.* is used.	99
Do not create imports for types starting with a lower case letter	If enabled, types starting with a lowercase letter are not imported.	On

Managing import statements

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