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Session 14 - Java Packages

Java packages are used to group related classes and avoid naming conflicts. There are built-in Java packages from the Java API library and user-defined packages that developers can create. To create a user-defined package, use the package keyword and compile the code with the -d option to specify the destination folder, which will create the package folder structure. Packages can then be imported into other code to access their classes.

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Session 14 - Java Packages

Java packages are used to group related classes and avoid naming conflicts. There are built-in Java packages from the Java API library and user-defined packages that developers can create. To create a user-defined package, use the package keyword and compile the code with the -d option to specify the destination folder, which will create the package folder structure. Packages can then be imported into other code to access their classes.

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Java Packages

Java Packages & API


 A package in Java is used to group related classes.
 Think of it as a folder in a file directory.
 We use packages to avoid name conflicts, and to write
a better maintainable code.
 Packages are divided into two categories:
 Built-in Packages (packages from the Java API)
 User-defined Packages (create your own packages)
Built-in Packages
 The Java API is a library of prewritten classes, that are free to use,
included in the Java Development Environment.
 import package.name.Class; // Import a single class import
package.name.*; // Import the whole package
 Import a Class
 import java.util.Scanner;
 Import a Package
 import java.util.*;

import java.util.Scanner;
class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner myObj = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter username");

String userName = myObj.nextLine();


System.out.println("Username is: " + userName);
}
}
User-defined Packages
package mypack;
class MyPackageClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("This is my package!");
}
}

 To create a package, use the package keyword.


 C:\Users\Your Name>javac MyPackageClass.java
 C:\Users\Your Name>javac -d . MyPackageClass.java

 This forces the compiler to create the "mypack" package.


 The -d keyword specifies the destination for where to save the
class file.
 You can use any directory name, like c:/user (windows), or, if
you want to keep the package within the same directory, you
can use the dot sign ".", like in the example above.
 When we compiled the package in the example above,
a new folder was created, called "mypack".
 C:\Users\Your Name>java mypack.MyPackageClass

This is my package!
Using packagename.*
 //save by A.java  
 package pack;  
 public class A{  
   public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}  
 }  

 //save by B.java  
 package mypack;  
 import pack.*;  
   
 class B{  
   public static void main(String args[]){  
    A obj = new A();  
    obj.msg();  
   }  
 }  
Using packagename.classname
 //save by A.java  
   package pack;  
 public class A{  
   public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}  
 }  

 //save by B.java  
 package mypack;  
 import pack.A;  
   
 class B{  
   public static void main(String args[]){  
    A obj = new A();  
    obj.msg();  
   }  
 }  
Using fully qualified name
 //save by A.java  
 package pack;  
 public class A{  
   public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}  
 }  

 //save by B.java  
 package mypack;  
 class B{  
   public static void main(String args[]){  
    pack.A obj = new pack.A();//using fully qualified name  
    obj.msg();  
   }  
 }  

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