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Java

Posted by disheng wang
disheng wang
5,422 Points

Confusing of import in java

HI, I have a question about java import class.

Why do we flip the order when we import the local class but not the global classes?

for example:

import com.treehouse.Treet;

import java.util.Date; // this one is follow the order.

thanks.

1 Answer

Dane Parchment
MOD
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points

I am not sure if I am understanding your question correctly, but I will attempt to answer it anyway to the best of my knowledge.

In all honesty, order doesn't really matter with import statements, you can import them like so if you wanted to:

import java.util.Date;
import com.treehouse.Treet;

And it will still perform the same as the following import order:

import com.treehouse.Treet;
import java.util.Date;

It is typically up to the company/developer or the style guide that the developer is using to determine the order of imports, and I guess Treehouse is teaching the method where you import via order of local classes and packages first, and then the java classes after.

If I misunderstood your question please let me know so that I can re-write my answer.

disheng wang
disheng wang
5,422 Points

Thanks for the answer! This is what I need, Sorry about my English.