Eclipse: change the name of an existing package with classes inside

Question

In Eclipse, can I change the name of a package if it has a name (default package) and contains classes inside it?

Answer 1

In the version of Eclipse that I use (Indigo service release 1), the Rename option is not suitable for the default package (unlike other packages), but if you select all classes, right-click and select Move to You could put them in a new package.

(As far as I can tell, the Rename option is for renaming classes without changing their package, but Move definitely works for moving between packages.)

Screenshots of the process:

initial situation

Select all classes and show the Refactor part of the context menu.

Select "Move", click "Create Package" and enter a name (mypackage in this case)

Final result

Alternatively, if you want to move them to an existing package, you can simply drag and drop the classes.

For those who offer Refactor -> Rename on the package, here is a screenshot showing what doesn't work on my machine:

Answer 2

Yes.

Or just right-click the class and select "Refactor-> Rename" or paste the appropriate package foo.bar at the top and use Ctrl-1 for a quick fix.

Answer 3

Create a new package inside the SRC folder, and then drag the class file into the new package. So the default package name changes

Answer 4

Another option is to go to the src folder in the corresponding project folder in the workspace and create a new folder. Name this folder as any package name you want and put all your .java files in this folder. Update eclipse, close the .java files and open a new location.

Answer 5

I created a new package under the "Java Package" with the correct name. Then drag the default source files. IDE will ask for refactoring; then continue with it. The default package has disappeared and the source files have been updated.

Answer 6

Step 1. Create a new package in the same project.

Step 2. Press and hold classes from the standard package to the new package.