Java class inheritance in eclipse

Question

I am fairly new at programming (especially in java) and had a question regarding inheritance in java. I understand the syntax for inheritance (class newPlayer extends Player) but am wondering if all the source code or something has to be in the same folder or imported or something for java to detect it.

Im working on a school assignment and had to download the .java class file and inherit from it. I am also using eclipse to work on this project. Right now I'm just getting the message that I need to create a Player class. hope this all makes sense!! ANy help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

'Ctrl+Shift o' if its in your path this will add the import.

If your new be careful of extend v implements.

Answer 2

It can be done both ways. If class Player is not in the same package as newPlayer, then you need an import statement. If they are in the same package you don't need one.

Answer 3

No, it has to only be on project's class path for the compiler and eclipse to see it.