I couldn't agree more with Craig. I have come across the exact situation he describes, where there exists classes:
com.foo.a.ClassA com.foo.a.Utils org.bar.ClassB and you have code: // MyClass.java package com.acme.c; import com.foo.a.*; import org.bar.b.*; [...] public void myMethod() { Utils = new Utils(); // etc. } If a class org.bar.b.Utils is added to a latter release of org.bar's library, there is now an ambiguous reference to Utils. It appears that most of the other arguments for or against explicit importing are style- or ease-of-use related. That being the situation, the case illustrated above should clinch the argument. import *; can result in code that won't compile. - Neil --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, David Graham wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:15:03 -0700 > > From: David Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [collections] XxxUtils inner classes > > > > >Import .* is annoying and all the jakarta projects should have > import > > >cleanups as part of their build.xml IMHO. > > > > Out of curiosity, why is importing .* annoying? > > > > I think it's "dangerous" and "fragile" more than "annoying". It's > possible that a new class will get added to your package, or the one > you > are importing, which will result in broken compiles of previously > working > code. It also obfuscates where classes you use are actually defined, > which makes reading code harder than it should be. > > > David > > Craig > > > > > > > > >Yoav Shapira > > >Millennium ChemInformatics > > > > > > > > > > > >This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business > > >communication, and may contain information that is confidential, > > >proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for > the > > >individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, > copied, > > >printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) > intended > > >recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your > computer system > > >and notify the sender. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]