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Meaning of Java Packages
What do java packages do? I am using eclipse and it says best not to use the default package, but I haven't got any other packages. And how come in NetBeans, it creates a package with the same name as my project name and Eclipse names it default package?
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Re: Meaning of Java Packages
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Eclipse gives you the option to name the package whatever you like. When you create a package, your bin and src folders for that project will be in there. If you do not set a package, it defaults to the default package.A Java package is a mechanism for organizing Java classes into namespaces similar to the modules of Modula. Java packages can be stored in compressed files called JAR files, allowing classes to download faster as a group rather than one at a time. Programmers also typically use packages to organize classes belonging to the same category or providing similar functionality.
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