CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
ps0604
ps0604

Reputation: 1071

Can I put a Java class with no package in a different directory?

I inherited all these classes that have no package, and the only way I can make this work is to put all these in the root directory where I run my class program. The issue is that this pollutes the directory and it's not a clean installation. Since these classes were already compiled, I cannot change the package. Is there a way to put these classes in a directory and have Java find them in the classpath?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 58

Answers (1)

Sebastian
Sebastian

Reputation: 907

Since you have them only as bytecode, you are using them more or less like a libray. So why not generate a jar file out of them?

jar cf jar-file-name input-files-or-dirs-with-wildcard

Then you can put this jar-file wherever you want, you just need to add it to your classpath and your root-directory is no longer polluted.

Upvotes: 1

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