Difference between class and package

Question

What is the difference between a class and a package in Java ?

Answer 1

A class is a declaration (and often implementation) which encapsulates the members properties and methods which instances of that type will posses. You can create instances of a class as distinct, individual objects that behave as specified.

A package is simply a namespace under which you can categorize classes, analogous to a "folder" or "path", so you can group classes with related purpose or functionality.

Don't be confused by the fact that Java has classes which represent both the concept of a Class and a Package which are useful for inspecting the structure of Java programs at runtime. They are merely models of the general concepts described above.

Answer 2

Quite simply a java package is a namespace where classes are organized based on the same category or functionality

Java classes is an object that consists of behaviours (methods), properties (variables), constructors (if any, for object creation), etc. that exists inside a folder (package).