Referring to packages

[Patrick Robinson]

Can anyone explain how i can refer to another package that is at the
same 'level' in the directory structure as the one doing the
referring. i.e given the package structure: -

basedir
| |
package1 package2

how can i gain access to a class within package2 from within a source
file from package1 -- i only seem to b able to access classes within
packages/directories that are BELOW the package doing the referring.
In the context im thinking of i have a GUI package and a number of
DATA packages - i want the GUI classes to be able to access DATA
classes but also want DATA packages to refer to one another -- its not
essential that the classes are organized this way but seems like a
'common-sense' way of dividing up my classes to make them more
manageable.

cheers

P@

[Ryan Stewart]

"Patrick Robinson" <ip****@central .sussex.ac.uk> wrote in message
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Can anyone explain how i can refer to another package that is at the
same 'level' in the directory structure as the one doing the
referring. i.e given the package structure: -

basedir
| |
package1 package2

how can i gain access to a class within package2 from within a source
file from package1 -- i only seem to b able to access classes within
packages/directories that are BELOW the package doing the referring.
In the context im thinking of i have a GUI package and a number of
DATA packages - i want the GUI classes to be able to access DATA
classes but also want DATA packages to refer to one another -- its not
essential that the classes are organized this way but seems like a
'common-sense' way of dividing up my classes to make them more
manageable.

cheers

Given:
--Project Folder
----myapp
------gui

[Ryan Stewart]

"Patrick Robinson" <ip****@central .sussex.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:c7******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

Can anyone explain how i can refer to another package that is at the
same 'level' in the directory structure as the one doing the
referring. i.e given the package structure: -

basedir
| |
package1 package2

how can i gain access to a class within package2 from within a source
file from package1 -- i only seem to b able to access classes within
packages/directories that are BELOW the package doing the referring.
In the context im thinking of i have a GUI package and a number of
DATA packages - i want the GUI classes to be able to access DATA
classes but also want DATA packages to refer to one another -- its not
essential that the classes are organized this way but seems like a
'common-sense' way of dividing up my classes to make them more
manageable.

cheers

Oops. Accidental send.

Given:
--Project Folder
----myapp
------gui
------data1
------data2

You'll run the program from "Project Folder" via a command like "java
myapp.gui.MyMai nClass". To access classes in the other packages:
import myapp.gui.*;
import myapp.data1.*;
import myapp.data2.*;