The Java Tutorial Fourth Edition: A Short Course on the Basics

Chapter 7. Packages THIS chapter explains how to bundle classes and interfaces into packages, how to use classes that are in packages, and how to arrange your file system so that the compiler can find your source files. ...

Creating and Using Packages To make types easier to find and use, to avoid naming conflicts, and to control access, programmers bundle groups of related types into packages. Definition A package is a grouping of related types providing access ...