Importing packages in Java

Question

How to import a method from a package into another program? I don't know how to import... I write a lil' code:

package Dan; public class Vik {     public void disp()     {         System.out.println("Heyya!");     } } 

and then, saved it in a folder named "Dan" and I compiled it. The .class file is generated. Then, I wrote this code below:

import Dan.Vik.disp; class Kab {     public static void main(String args[])     {         Vik Sam = new Vik();         Sam.disp();     } } 

and I saved it outside the folder "Dan" and it says : "cannot find symbol"

I saved the first code in C:\Dan\Vik.java and the second in C:\Kab.java

Answer 1

You don't import methods in Java, only types:

import Dan.Vik; class Kab {     public static void main(String args[])     {         Vik Sam = new Vik();         Sam.disp();     } } 

The exception is so-called "static imports", which let you import class (static) methods from other types.

Answer 2

In Java you can only import class Names, or static methods/fields.

To import class use

import full.package.name.of.SomeClass; 

to import static methods/fields use

import static full.package.name.of.SomeClass.staticMethod; import static full.package.name.of.SomeClass.staticField;