Showing full or compressed package names
Package Explorer and Packages views can show full or compressed package names.
To show full package names:
- Clear the Compress all package name segments, except the final segment checkbox on the Window > Preference > Java > Appearance page
To show compressed package names:
Check the Compress all package name segments, except the final segment checkbox on the Window > Preference > Java > Appearance page
Compression patterns control how many characters of each package name segment are displayed. The last segment of a package name is always displayed.
A compression pattern of "." indicates that only the separating periods are shown to represent a segment. A digit (n) in a compression pattern represents the first n characters of a package name segment. Examples are the best way to understand compression patterns. The package org.eclipse.jdt would be displayed as follows using the example compression patterns:
. ..jdt
0 jdt
2~ or~.ec~.jdt
3~ org.ecl~.jdt
Java Appearance preference page