Should I use static import?

Question

How important it is to convert all my import to static import? Why are people still reluctant to use static import?

Answer 1

I use static import when working with JUnit's assert (import static org.junit.Assert.*;) and also when I have an enum that is very tied to the class in question.

For example:

Enum file:

public enum MyEnum {
   A, B, C;
}

Class file:

import static MyEnum.*;

public class MyClass {
  MyEnum e;

  public setE(MyEnum newE) {
    if ( newE == A ) {
       // some verification
    }
    e = newE;
  }
}

Note how I was able to do newE == A, instead of newE == MyEnum.A. Comes in handy if you do a lot of these throughout the code.