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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Class Review

Posted by Angad Singh
Angad Singh
1,200 Points

importing the java.util.date

why we have to include java.util.date class in Example.java when it is already imported in BlogPost.java

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Because classes act as black boxes, when we import BlogPost into our source we (and the compiler) will have no idea what is going on inside it, only what the public methods and fields are. The imports inside BlogPost won't cross over to other source files we import inside it. If we want to use Date in our source, we'll need to import that was well.

Angad Singh
Angad Singh
1,200 Points

got it , thanks a lot man