Form Editor Code Generation Questions

Hi!

I'm new to Java, NetBeans, and mailing lists.  Please be kind if I do
something stupid, but please let me know.

I have been using the NetBeans v3.6 form designer for a couple of days
now and I noticed it doesn't place import statements at the top of the
class file for the controls I place on the form.  Instead, it fully
qualifies the control name.

For example, creating a JDialog (or a JFrame) with 3 JPanel, 17 JLabel,
14 JTextField, 2 JComboBox, and 2 JButton controls yields fully
qualified references in the generated code.  Like this:

	String licenseArray = { "normal", "motorcycle", "other" };

        informationLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        labelsPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        licenseNumber = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        licenseType = new javax.swing.JComboBox(licenseArray);
        saveButton = new javax.swing.JButton();

There are, of course, many other code snippets that could be shortened
with import statements at the beginning of the class file.  My Java
course book specifically mentions the following:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

I find the fully qualified reference style to be too wordy.

I realize the three lines above include a lot of extra stuff.  I also
realize specifying only those pieces I need would be more efficient.

Finally, here are my questions:

1. Is there a recommended coding style for this?  If so, what is the
recommendation?

2. Does NetBeans have a way to force the use of import statements?

3. Just how inefficient is using the 3 import statements above versus
the NetBeans way?

Thank you, in advance, for any insight/advice you can give me.

Kenneth

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