import function

Syntax

import PKG_NAME[:SubpackageName[:SubpackageName]]{:ClassName | *}

Description

Before you can use a class name, you must first import it using an import declaration statement at the beginning of your program.

An import declaration statement names either all the classes in a package or a single application class.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
import PKG_NAME	Specify the name of the package that you want to import.
:SubpackageName[:SubpackageName]	Specify the subpackage path to the class.
ClassName	Import only this class of the specified package. You won't have access to any other classes in the specified package, only this one.
*	Import all the classes of the specified package.

Returns

None.

Example

The following gives you access to all the classes in the FRUIT package:

import FRUIT:*;

The following gives you access to the Banana class only in the FRUIT package:

import FRUIT:Banana;

The following gives you access to the Apple class only from the Fruit subpackage of the DRINKS package:

import DRINKS:Fruit:Apple;