How to prevent Eclipse from auto-importing packages when pasting code?
eclipse, ide, java
Solution
To turnoff the auto import while pasting
windows > preference > java > editor > Typing > (Under when pasting) uncheck update imports
Problem
Frequently I copy and paste code from my existing code base. Eclipse frequently brings in erroneous import statements that I don't need example, I copy and paste code into my project package named `com.myproject.utilities` into a file named `twitter_class.java` and in the java file it adds `import com.pigmal.android.ex.twitter4j.TwitterConstants;` and this causes an error `The import cannot be resolved`. Of course it can't why, why did it even attempt to import that part when I didn't even select that for copying I can imagine places where this is convenient, but it is never convenient for me and it is time consuming to repair so often. How do I turn this off, in Eclipse, using Eclipse.