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Java

Posted by lukej
lukej
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When To Create an Instance of an Imported Class

Hi Treehouse, In this video Craig creates a new instance of the java.util.Random class he imported at the top of the file

import java.util.Random;

....

Random random = new Random();

Why didn't he create new instances when he imported 'java.util.Arrays' or 'java.util.Comparator'?

1 Answer

Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points
Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points

The simple answer is that you can't.

The top part of a class, before your class declaration is there for reference purposes. This is where you would put imports and package declarations. It's essentially used to tell the compiler what classes are used within a java file.

Here are some references to take a look at:

Java: Packages and Import | Java Imports | Java Objects and Classes | What exactly is an instance in java?