Hi, is there a way to remove special handling of `java.*` imports for Kotlin files on Android Studio...

# intellij

[jrgonzalez]

Hi, is there a way to remove special handling of java.* imports for Kotlin files on Android Studio (IntelliJ) when sorting / optimizing imports? For Java files there is a “Preferences - Code Style - Java - Imports - Import Layout” where I can remove the special handling of java.* but for Kotlin I haven’t found a way to do it so I am continuously having issues with not properly sorted java imports when checking official Kotlin code style with ktlint.

[Joe]

doesn't look like it, we've disabled that ktlint rule for that reason: https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/527 https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-10974

[jrgonzalez]

Thanks for the issues. I will watch those for changes, seems the problem is known from long ago but nothing has been done. The current behavior seems like a pretty special case / preference which likely should not be a default or at least there should be an option to opt out of special handling of java.*. I was also wondering if there may be a way to disable that even if no UI exists for it, like by changing some configuration file.

[Adam Bovill]

We've run into the same issue. I'd be OK with a non-UI mechanism too for now. We'll have to disable our ktlint checks, but would love to have them in sync.

[Adam Bovill]

It seems like the second question is whether this formatting is the "desired" ordering?

[jrgonzalez]

It is not, at least not for Android, it is very clearly stated on the style guide to be ASCII sorted: https://developer.android.com/kotlin/style-guide#import_statements