title: Why would you not import java.util when declaring arraylists in a class
body: <p>I've been reviewing some code and I found the following for a field:</p>
  
  <pre><code>private List&lt;String&gt; listOfStrings = java.util.ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When would it be preferable to use this code as opposed to:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import java.util.ArrayList;
  
  ...
  
  private List&lt;String&gt; listOfStrings = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there any benefit, apart from the difference in syntax?</p>