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JBushfield
JBushfield

Reputation: 5

Importing packages from parent folder

I'm trying to import a file (DrawingPanel for those interested) from one directory (let's call it "Projects") into several Java files in different subdirectories. Is this a possibility without copying the file into each subdirectory individually?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 777

Answers (1)

VadymVL
VadymVL

Reputation: 5566

You don't need to copy any files. Just need to specify a correct import. For example, your project structure is:

com   
   |_projects
            |_DrawingPanel.java
            |_subdir1
                    |_Panel1.java
                    |_Panel2.java

As you can see, DrawingPanel is located in the parent package. To import it to the Panel1 and Panel2 classes you need to add import com.projects.DrawingPanel; to them:

Panel1.java

package com.projects.subdir1;

import com.projects.DrawingPanel;

public class Panel1 {
}

Panel2.java

package com.projects.subdir2;

import com.projects.DrawingPanel;

public class Panel2 {
}

You can read more about packages and imports here.

Upvotes: 1

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