Fixing imports deletes a comment line
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 24 release candidate
### What happened
In the following code the first comment line gets deleted when CTRL+SHIFT+I is pressed to fix imports:
```
package com.mycompany.fiximportdeletescommentdemo;
import java.util.List;
// https://github.com/toby1984/swing-autocomplete
// xxx
// https://github.com/toby1984/swing-autocomplete/blob/master/src/test/java/de/codesourcery/swing/autocomplete/Demo.java
public class FixImportDeletesCommentDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}
```
I could reproduce this behaviour with NetBeans 22 and NetBeans 24-rc3. It only occurs if all imports are about to be removed and the code does not contain any unresolved imports. If those criterias are met the issue is always reproduceable.
A trivial Maven project to demonstrate this issue: [FixImportDeletesCommentDemo.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17748376/FixImportDeletesCommentDemo.zip)
### Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component
Java editor
### How to reproduce
See text above and attached project.
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon
### JDK
17.0.12; OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 17.0.12+7-Ubuntu-1ubuntu222.04
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans binary zip
### Anything else
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the Java editor's Fix Imports action, reproduced with CTRL+SHIFT+I, and use the attached FixImportDeletesCommentDemo Maven project. Verify the case where all imports are removed and no unresolved imports exist; done means the first comment line and the remaining comments are preserved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100