Shortcut for changing package name declaration in java

Question

We have a simple java project in eclipse and we have migrated package name for an already existing source code. Is there a shortcut for changing package name declarations while you are inside the code editor

Answer 1

Select the package name, and use Refactor -> Rename (Shift+Alt+R) to open the Rename Package dialog

Answer 2

Refactoring is the best way, however be wary of changing package names if your source is under version control. I've had all sorts of conflict, update issues with changing package names because of the sequence of commits done (to SVN). It does work, just can be tricky to get everything commited correctly and the repository and working directory correctly in sync.