what is a package?
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Answer / kavitha
The package is a Java namespace or part of Java libraries.
The Java API is grouped into libraries of related classes
and interfaces; these libraries are known as packages.
You can create your own packages to bind all ur classes at
one place.
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Package in java is a collection of classes and interfaces
that can be reused in any application or applet.
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Answer / devarathnam c,kotagudibanda(po
Hi...
A package is nothing but collections of classes and
interfaces.
example:java.lang,java.util,java.applet,java.awt,java.net,ja
va.io etc...
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Answer / sudhakar
Java provides a mechanism for partitioning the class name
space into more manageable chunks. This mechanism is the
PACKAGE.
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Answer / mahipal reddy.kaitha,hyd
A Package is a collection of Classes Interfaces that
provides a high-level layer of access protection and name
space management.
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Answer / ravikiran
package defines a name space for members and methods inside
a class
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Answer / ramesh
A package in java is an encapsulation mechanism that can be
used to group related classes,interfaces,and subpackages.
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Answer / shripal
package is a collection of classes and interfaces.
whatever classes we used in program they are belongs to the
particular package which we have defined
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Answer / pooja
a package is nothing but a folder in which there are a
collection of classes and interfaces.
of course it is a folder , a folder which is created
explicitly is not a package .
the keyword used for creation of package is "package"
syntax:package <package_name>;
compilation syntax:javac -d path file_name.java;
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Answer / kamruz
package is a namespace,for organising classes and interface in a logical manner
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