adding jars to a project in eclipse is not under any folder

Question

I'm working on eclipse-kepler. when I try to add external jars, they are added under the project and not under any folder (that is under the project), Is there a way I can abbreviate (shorten/shrink) them so it wouldn't be so annoying?

Answer 1

Well, it depends on what is your issue.

If you would like to filter out libraries, there is a magical button, a white triangle on the top bar of the Package Explorer. There you can filter out all the libraries with a click so they won't be enumerated (see this screenshot).

If the issue is that they are included as external Jars (which I'd discourage, since it becomes harder to set up the project in a different environment both for you and others), simply create a lib folder, copy the Jar there and include it as simple Jar files (that way the .classpath file won't have any absolute paths).

Actually this feature is quite handy, it saved me a dozens of times. When there is a problem with a class you are using you can easily locate it by opening the type with Ctrl+Shift+T and linking it with the editor. It can go into the Jar files and show you where is it. When there is a Claspath conflict it can be a life saviour.