static String moveImportsUp(String s) { List l = toLines(s); List x = new ArrayList(); Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^\\s*import\\s"); for (ListIterator i = l.listIterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { String line = i.next(); if (p.matcher(line).find()) { x.add(line); i.remove(); } } x.addAll(l); return fromLines(x); }