What is the proper style for listing imports in Java?

Question

Is it better to list each individual piece of a package you\'re going to need (see #1) or is it better to just import everything from a package (see #2)?

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Answer 1

If you use an ide like visual studio it typically takes care of this issue for you, so you don't even need to bother thinking about it.

Most IDEs that I am aware of choose option 1 above. This is consistent with some code analysis tools that I used in the past (like checkstyle), as they consider it bad practice to use the * notation.