Import non-packaged class

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nivanson@gmail.com - 01 Oct 2006 16:20 GMT

Hi, I wonder if it's possible to package a .class file so that I can
import it from outside default package. It seems to me that you cannot
import classes in default package if you are not working in default
package.

So.
Is it possible to package a class that I don't have access to the
sourcecode to (it's not packaged at all...) so that I can access it
from outside default package and how do I do it?

Thanks!

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Arne Vajhøj - 01 Oct 2006 16:23 GMT

> Hi, I wonder if it's possible to package a .class file so that I can
> import it from outside default package. It seems to me that you cannot
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> sourcecode to (it's not packaged at all...) so that I can access it
> from outside default package and how do I do it?

I don't think you can.

Which is a very good reason for always using packages !

As a workaround, then maybe you can use some reflection.

Arne

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nivanson - 01 Oct 2006 16:33 GMT

Right...

We are using this file Prompt.class in class for console inputs with
validations of input types. I guess I'll stick with the Scanner for
now! We have no way of finding the sourcecode for this class since he
got it from some guy on a university. :S

Thanks

> > Hi, I wonder if it's possible to package a .class file so that I can
> > import it from outside default package. It seems to me that you cannot
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>
> Arne

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Arne Vajhøj - 01 Oct 2006 16:49 GMT

> We are using this file Prompt.class in class for console inputs with
> validations of input types. I guess I'll stick with the Scanner for
> now! We have no way of finding the sourcecode for this class since he
> got it from some guy on a university. :S

I would always prefer an official Java API class over
some code from the net.

Especially if the code from the net comes without
packages, because that does not imply good quality.

Arne

PS: If you have sufficient license rights to the code you
could decompile it, add package and recompile.

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nivanson - 01 Oct 2006 17:03 GMT

> > We are using this file Prompt.class in class for console inputs with
> > validations of input types. I guess I'll stick with the Scanner for
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> PS: If you have sufficient license rights to the code you
> could decompile it, add package and recompile.

It isn't good quality. -..- It even mixes swedish and english naming in
it's functions. Though it has some obvious advantages over the Scanner
that we also got introduced to. Sooner in our course we will write our
own input libraries I think... Or start using Swing or SWT (or qt4 if
my suggestion passes).

Thanks for answering my question! I'll try the decompiler for fun ^^

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