ISYS 303 - Ch 8-9

Question 1

Packages

Answer 1

• groups of related classes

- help organize your code & provide another layer of encapsulation

Question 2

Purpose of Packages

Answer 2

1. provides a mechanism by which related pieces of a program can be organized by unit (Classes defined within a package must be accessed through their package name, thus a package provides a way to name a collection of classes.
   
   2. participates in Java’s access control mechanism. Classes defined within a package can be made private to that package and not accessible by code outside the package (thus, provides a means by which classes can be encapsulated)

Question 3

Namespace Example:

Answer 3

vcx