How to rename a class and its corresponding file in Eclipse

Question

Cannot find any menu item to do this  Is it doable

User · Accepted Answer

Just right click on the class in the project explorer and select  Refactor  -   Rename   That it is is under the  Refactor  submenu

User · Answer

Just rename the class in the source code   Eclipse will point out an error by underlining the class name with a red squiggly line  Hover on that line with your mouse pointer and eclipse will give you the option to rename compilation unit   Click on that

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To rename file using refactoring  which also updates all occurrences of name in other scripts    Save changes to file before using refactoring renaming In Project Explorer view  right-click file to be renamed and select Refactor   Rename -or- select it and go to Refactor   Rename from the Menu Bar  A Rename File dialog will appear  Enter the file s new name  Check the  quot Update references quot  box and click Preview  You can scroll through changes using the Select Next   Previous Change scrolling arrows  Press OK to rename file and update all occurrences of the script name in other scripts   See  quot PHP Developer User Guide  gt  Tasks  gt  Using Refactoring  gt  Renaming Files quot

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Simply select the class  right click and choose rename  probably F2 will also do   You can also select the class name in the source file  right click  choose Source  Refactor and rename  In both cases  both the class and the filename will be changed

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Shift   Alt   r  Right click file -  Refactor -  Rename  when cursor is on class name  The file and constructors will be also changed

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Right click file -  Refactor -  Rename

User · Answer

Right click on the class- select Refactor- Rename

User · Answer

Click on the class and press the Alt   Shift   R keys  then you can change it to the required name and the corresponding file name will also be changed

User · Answer

I found the answers above didn t give me the guidance I needed  I too expected to be in the code for the  java file  and right-click on the tab and see a Refactor option   Here s what I did    Go to the top of the  java module  ctrl Home  Double-click on the class name that is the same name as the  java module and the class name should now be highlight Right-click the highlighted class name   Open Type Hierarchy  The Type Hierarchy should open showing the class name Right-click the class name in the Type Hierarchy   Refactor   Rename   type the new name in the popup window Rename Type

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You can rename classes or any file by hitting F2 on the filename in Eclipse  It will ask you if you want to update references  It s really as easy as that

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