Tools > Editor > OnSave > Java > RemoveUnusedImports sometimes ignored

[errael]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 31 latest release candidate

What happened

At Tools > Editor > OnSave > Java

• Uncheck Remove unused Imports
• Check Organize Imports
• Apply
• Save the following (note ArrayList is commented out)

Observe
import java.util.ArrayList; is removed even though Remove Unused Imports is unchecked.

package com.raelity.play;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;

public class DontRemoveUnusedImportOnSave
{
    // ArrayList<Object> l1;
    LinkedList<Object> l2;
}

Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component

java/OnSave (hints?/options?)

How to reproduce

See OP.

If this behavior is what's wanted (it's not what I want), then in the UI when Organize Imports is checked, Remove Unused Imports should be both checked and disabled automatically.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

Linux harmony 7.0.9-76070009-generic #202605191504177946462222.04~ef31795 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri M x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

JDK

openjdk 26 2026-03-17 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 26+35-2893) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 26+35-2893, mixed mode, sharing)

Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans binary zip

Anything else

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No