The import attribute of page directive not working for the entire translation unit

[Bibhudutta Pradhan]

index.jsp
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<%@ page import="com.MyClass" %>


<%@include file="included1.jsp" %>


included1.jsp
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<% MyClass myclass = new MyClass(); %>


Exception:
MyClass cannot be resolved to a type


Why ?? I am reading "SCWCD Exam Study Kit". It says that :
"The page directive applies to the entire translation unit and not just to the page in which it is declared."
Please help. Thanks.

[Ashok Kurakula]

Make sure that your class has a public access and your WEB-INF/classes has a proper directory structure.

[Bibhudutta Pradhan]

Thanks Ashok.

Actually the classpath was not set from bin to classes.

Thanks again.