A simple way to create static imports for constants in existing code?

Question

If I have a constant BAR in Foo, which I will use in a class C I\'ll have to write

Object o = Foo.BAR + \"...\";

which I can use Ctrl-Shift-M i

Answer 1

One cautionary note: excessive use of static imports can actually make your code less readable (imho), particularly if the constant name doesn't clearly indicate the class or enum from which it belongs. You can also get constant names from different classes/enums that sound similar or even have the same name.

So what you're forcing the reader to do is hope his IDE will tell him the class (via, say, a tool tip) or they have to navigate to it to find out what it is. Printouts and code snippets become that much less reeadable.

Honestly I use static imports extremely rarely for these reasons.