Need help with importing classes

[Deathmonger]

Hi,

I'm a beginner to Java and I am studying how to program on my own. I have a problem importing custom classes into my code. Here is an example of the problem. I'm creating a simple name program that asks the user for their name, then shows the name in different formats such as the "first" + "last." I have two classes in separate java files, one called Name and another NewNameDriver. I try to import the Name class into NewNameDriver, which also has the main method, but when I try to compile NewNameDriver, the compile fails and shows that there is a problem with importing Name.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Here is the code I use for file name Name.java:

import java.io.*;

class Name {
String first;
String last;
String middle;

public Name() throws IOException {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Enter first name: ");
first = in.readLine();
System.out.print("Enter last name: ");
last = in.readLine();
System.out.print("Enter middle name: ");
middle = in.readLine();
}

public Name(String firstName, String lastName, String middleName) {
first = firstName;
last = lastName;
middle = middleName;
}

public String firstLast() {
return first + " " + last;
}

public String full() {
return first + " " + middle + " " + last;
}

public String lastFirstMI() {
return last + ", " + first + ", " + middle.substring(0,1) + ".";
}
}


Here is the code for NewNameDriver.java:

import java.io.*;
import Name;

public class NewNameDriver {

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Name testName = new Name();
System.out.println("Name in first-last format is" +
testName.firstLast());
System.out.println("Name in last-first-initial format is" +
testName.lastFirstMI());
}
}

Here is what I see when i try to compile the program:

c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02\bin2>javac Name.java

c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02\bin2>javac NewNameDriver.java
NewNameDriver.java:2: ' .' expected
import Name;

1 error

[tim]

Hello Deathmonger

Organize your classes into packages. If you add them to the same package then you do not have to import your own classes. See this code:
Name.java

Code:

package pack;

import java.io.*;

public class Name {
	String first;
	String last;
	String middle;

	public Name() throws IOException {
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		System.out.print("Enter first name: ");
		first = in.readLine();
		System.out.print("Enter last name: ");
		last = in.readLine();
		System.out.print("Enter middle name: ");
		middle = in.readLine();
	}

	public Name(String firstName, String lastName, String middleName) {
		first = firstName;
		last = lastName;
		middle = middleName;
	}

	public String firstLast() {
		return first + " " + last;
	}

	public String full() {
		return first + " " + middle + " " + last;
	}

	public String lastFirstMI() {
		return last + ", " + first + ", " + middle.substring(0,1) + ".";
	}
}

NewNameDriver.java

Code:

package pack;

import java.io.*;

public class NewNameDriver {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
		Name testName = new Name();
		System.out.println("Name in first-last format is" +
		testName.firstLast());
		System.out.println("Name in last-first-initial format is" +
		testName.lastFirstMI());
	}
}

The Java source files need do be in a folder called according to your package. For my code, it would be a folder called "pack". Also, classes that do not have the public modifier cannot be used by other classes that are not part of the same package.

Please use code tags when posting code. I hope this helped.

[slamdunk6662003]

Hey Everybody I"m A Java Newbie Hope To Learn A Lot!!!!!!!!

[tim]

Welcome to the forums slamdunk6662003!