My question revolves around the fact that Netbeans puts all the packages in a single alphabetical list, rather than in a hierarchical structure.
As far as
Java is concerned, a package like
a.b.c has no hierarchical relationship to
a.b. Specifically, an
import a.b.* will not include the classes in the package named
a.b.c. But the files on the hard drive are stored hierarchically. It keeps them organized. I want that same organization in my
IDE.
I would appreciate the advice and opinions of more experienced Java programmers.