Should a Java Bean be always put inside a package?

[tuty sra]

Hi guys,
I would like to know is there a rule which states that Java Bean should always be in a package. I had some problems working with Java Bean having default package with some jsp action tags.


<jsp:useBean id="person3" class="test.Person">
<jsp:setProperty name="person3" property="name" value="${param.name}"/>
</jsp:useBean>

this works fine, but the same class with the package name omitted(in both java code and jsp) does not work

<jsp:useBean id="person3" class="Person">
<jsp:setProperty name="person3" property="name" value="${param.name}"/>
</jsp:useBean>


I have tried both the option with class files inside WEB-INF/classes/Person.class -> when there is no package and
WEB-INF/classes/test/Person.class -> when the class is put inside a package

Need your inputs

[Steve Luke]

Yes, all your classes, beans or not, should be in packages. This became more of a requirement starting I think in Java 1.4 where classes inside a package can no longer import classes that are not in a package. This pretty much forces you to use packages for all of your classes (which is good practice anyway) when working with outside tools and frameworks.

[tuty sra]

hi guys,
Thanks for your reply. I got it now. Is the rule is applicable only from java1.4?. How could we import a class having default access from another class in some package in prior versions?

[Steve Luke]

Originally posted by tuty sra:
hi guys,
Thanks for your reply. I got it now. Is the rule is applicable only from java1.4?. How could we import a class having default access from another class in some package in prior versions?

How could we import a class having default access
Default Access is different than the default package. I will guess you meant Default Package since that is more consistent with the rest of this thread.

I don't recall exactly how to use classes in the Default Package from other classes in a package, it has been a long time since I used it. I think in normal java you didn't need to import it, you could just use it. Not sure though.

[tuty sra]

hi steve,
you are right i was actually talking about the default package. I suppose what you say is correct. we would have had the ability to import the classes in default package without specifying anything.