Bug 144071

Summary:	[quick fix] Support for refactoring arrays to lists (or vice versa)
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Dan Winterstein <danielw>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	JDT-UI-Inbox <jdt-ui-inbox>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	aniefer, daniel_megert, ruediger.herrmann
Version:	3.2
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Dan Winterstein

2006-05-27 05:46:04 EDT

Hello,
I've just converted some array-based code into list-based code, and its a tedious process. It's also entirely mechanical. So it would be nice to have a refactoring method that can replace an array field or variable with a list one, and vice-versa.
 - Daniel

Comment 1 Martin Aeschlimann

2006-05-29 11:50:45 EDT

Good idea, we will have to see where this fits in. Maybe also a quick fix?

Comment 2 Dan Winterstein

2006-05-29 11:58:19 EDT

(In reply to comment #1)
> Good idea, we will have to see where this fits in. 

:)

> Maybe also a quick fix?

Converting between list.get(int) and array[int] when the wrong one is used? That would be good too.

Comment 3 Martin Aeschlimann

2006-06-08 11:53:03 EDT

The diffenerce if that a quick fix would only make changes locally, in the same file and not update references from outside.
This might be good enough as fields are rarely protected.
The advantage is, that is is more realistic than a new refactoring where we can't grow the list of refactorings for usability reasons

Comment 4 Dani Megert

2008-11-21 03:01:03 EST

*** Bug 256020 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Dani Megert

2008-11-21 03:01:48 EST

Martin, if you are no longer planning on working on this item then please move it back to the inbox. Thanks.