Help Needed to import package

Hi, I am developing a JAVA project following Graphical Editing Framework in Eclipse.
I have 3 packages ( in order of build) - ProcessModel, Process Editor and Application.
I am trying to import application package and use its class in Process Model.

package cheme.ProcessModel.Interpreter;
import cheme.Application.*; // I have tried importing one class also

But I am getting compile time error " the import cheme.application can not be resolved" .
I assume this error is coming because Application package and its classes are not compiled and hence it is not allowing me to import and use them.

I have added the CLASSPATH variable with the folder address of Application package but no success.

Please help me and let me know how can I use the class of Application package in Process Model.

Thanks a Bunch in advance.

Your question has me a bit confused, sorry. Have you tried compiling the classes that the current classes depend on yet, and if not what prevents this? If this class is not yet complete, you could either create a skeleton class of unimplemented methods or (and I like this best) create an interface for the class needing to be imported and import that. Best of luck.

thanks for your reply.
All the methods in both the packages are complete.
I tried importing the whole package itself without using any of the classes to test if problem is with a particular class or whole package.

Build order is ProcessModel -> Application.

On import it gives compile time error. I am also confused that what should I do. I have tried playing with project properties also. But of not much help.

Can you suggest something on what should i try to make it work.

Thanks.

I think that you should try to create two HelloWorld.java type classes in two different packages and try to import one into the other. Get this working on the most basic level possible. If this doesn't work, then please post your code here and tell us exactly how you're trying to compile them. Best of luck.

Here are my program examples:

Code:

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package package1;

public class HelloWorld1 {
  public static void helloWorld() {
    System.out.println("Hello World from package1");
  }
}

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Code:

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package package2;

import package1.HelloWorld1;

public class HelloWorld2 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    HelloWorld1.helloWorld();
  }
}

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You know that even if the first package's java files are not yet compiled, the compiler should compile them as it compiles the Java file that depends on the first file.

In other words, if neither of my HelloWorldX.java files have been compiled, if I compile HelloWorld2 in package2 with:
C:\........ (etc)....>javac -cp . package2\HelloWorld2.java
then both HelloWorld2.java and HelloWorld1.java get compiled since 2 depends on 1.

Hi.. Thanks a bunch for detailed explanation....

Actually my packages are in different projects as well. I ma sorry I should have mentioned this in first place.

So I have two different projects in my workspace and I am trying to import package from one project to another.
I have also included the package's folder path in the build path of the target project.

but it is not working.

Regarding your snippet...it will definitely work... as in Java there is no need of forward declaration like in C++ :)

I'm guessing that you haven't set the path correctly. If you are using Eclipse, right click the project that you are importing to, find build options/build path (sorry, don't have Eclipse running right now), and click link source. Find the source folder that contains the package you want, and link it. You could also link a folder (Right click, New->Folder and under advanced check link folder to folder on filesystem) in the project to the package you need.

Hopefully this helps,
Singing Boyo

Hi Singing Boyo

I have tried this..but it is not working with me...

Thanks for your comment.

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Originally Posted by gradStudent

Actually my packages are in different projects as well. I ma sorry I should have mentioned this in first place.

So I have two different projects in my workspace and I am trying to import package from one project to another.
I have also included the package's folder path in the build path of the target project.

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This still should work, but I think that you'll need a more detailed bit of information in the javac line after -cp. here you'll likely need the full path to the project that is not currently on the class path. You'll also need the lone period "." but separating all classpaths with semicolons.

Fark! I didn't see the part about using Eclipse. Have you gone to the Properties setting of your project, the one importing the classpath? If not, right click on the project, click on properties, click on "Java Build Path", then click on Projects and add the one project into your other project.

When I try to add a project thru build path I get an error " Cycle detected'.
This is becoz a is trying to use b and b is using A.

I tried other things like adding the project in library and in order and export tab.
But nothing is working in this case.
It is getting more challenging than I thought :(

Thanks for your input