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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Packages

Jimmy Chung
Jimmy Chung
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Posted by Jimmy Chung
Jimmy Chung
1,600 Points

Why is importing a public class (Treet) necessary?

It is my understanding that public classes can be used outside of the package.

1 Answer

Alison Brodribb
Alison Brodribb
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Alison Brodribb
Alison Brodribb
24,615 Points

Public classes can still be accessed outside of the package, but you still need to import the Treet class file into your main class so that the Treet class file becomes visible to your main package.

The java complier will only automatically compile files in the same package - for classes in other packages, you need to import each file.