[program-java] Eclipse: Creating a Package
- From: "Corbett, James" <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Program-J (E-mail)" <program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:52:43 -0400
Eclipse Creating a Package...
At this point of the excersise we can think of a package as just a folder....
Nothing more, nothing less! It contains files mostly with a .java extension.
If we follow the hierarchy that we have been using it might look something like
this:
C:\work space\first_time\src\my_package....
...during the last instalment with the wizard, the src folder was created for
us so don't be alarmed in the case you are thinking you've missed a step.
So in reverse engineering: a package is part of a project, and a project is
part of your workspace.
So lets create a package....
1. Open your project explorer.... Alt + w + v + p + enter.
2. Expand the tree view so that the src folder is open....
3. Again from the File\New menu option select Package from the sub menu
choices....
4. A new screen will appear and you are prompted for a package name....
Note, in the java language packages have lower case names and should reflect
the purpose of the package. In our example we will use main....
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