need packages help

why i am unable to import all classes in a user defined package .that is i had more than one class in mypakage i used import mypackage.*;
but i am getting a complier error its working only if i specified my class name
example :import mypackage.Employee;
and i observed that in java package all files are in .java format not .class format why can any one explain

No, you should not be getting an error when you import with a '*'.

Can you give your classes and program importing them?

Are you using an editor or an IDE (like eclipse, Netbeans etc)? If so you must have attached the jar file with source for all java files. Just check.

i had a package named food it contains two class files named
1)Car(abstract class)
2)Fruit class
know i imported classes
import food.*;
class Ptest extends Car
{
public void Speed()
{
System.out.println("good speed");
}
public void acc()
{
System.out.println("good acceleration");

}
public static void main(String args[])
{
Ptest p=new Ptest();
}
}

C:\j2sdk1.4.2_09\bin>javac Ptest.java
Ptest.java:2: cannot access Car
bad class file: .\Car.class
class file contains wrong class: car
Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the classpa
th.
class Ptest extends Car
^
1 error
is i used this one as shown below
import food.Car;
class Ptest extends Car
{
public void Speed()
{
System.out.println("good speed");
}
public void acc()
{
System.out.println("good acceleration");

}
public static void main(String args[])
{
Ptest p=new Ptest();
}
}
output

C:\j2sdk1.4.2_09\bin>javac Ptest.java

no error why this happens

It would be interesting to see the code in the Car.java file.

Is the class name "Car" or "car"?
[ May 25, 2007: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

car.java code
package food;
public abstract class Car
{
public abstract void Speed();
public abstract void acc();
}

Try renaming the file name to Car.java instead of car.java.

its named as Car.java only it works only is i specify the class name but not if i use import food.*;

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its named as Car.java only it works only is i specify the class name but not if i use import food.*;
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I didn't get the above line!!!

can any one explain that?

Hi Krishna,

didn't get the above line!!!
can any one explain that?

Please read his first post and thats where his question started off.

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its named as Car.java only it works only is i specify the class name but not if i use import food.*;
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I didn't get the above line!!! [banghead]
can any one explain that?

RE:
see the code i posted then you will understand
i mean in case 1 of my code i used "import food.*;"(it giving a complier error)
in case 2of my code i used "import food.Car;"(it will not give any error )
thats what i mean

Hi rajesh baba,

Just check where you keep your Ptest class. I think it is also present inside the food package (in the OS perspective, "food" folder).

In such case, you would get this error. Just keep the "Ptest.java" class outside of the "food" folder and then compile it. It will work!!

Just have the Car.java in food folder and Ptest.java in out side folder. As you both classes are public make sure that your class name and filename are same.

here is the example of your folder structure in your case.

C:\myjava\Ptest.java
C:\myjava\food\Car.java

in C:\myjava folder execute javac Ptest.java

-AR

Ptest.java file is in c:\j2sdk1.4.2_09\bin\
where as
Car.class file is in c:\j2sdk1.4.2_09\bin\food\
this there any mistake here

then absolutely there should NOT be any problem rajesh. It should work fine.

hi Raghavan Muthu
really its not working dude you try it with same files i had i send you code also its really not working.i hope the prolem is with (.*)

Hi Rajesh,
This sounds interesting. Just check your classpath and compile.

Regards
Nik

i hope there is no problem with classpath beacuse the other statement
(import food.Car

is working.
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And one more thing what a package should contain a .java file or .class file i hope its a .class file
but why the standard java package consists of .java files
can any one explain