classpath

[krishna vijay]

Hi, can someone tell me, if I want to use classes from one package, can I just put the package in a specific directory and not have to worry about classpath?

[christian combarel]

Hi,
When you want to use a class from a package you'll always have to tell the JMV where it can find the package. Example where MyClass is in the com package :
/Dir1/com/MyClass.class
To run MyClass you'll always have to do something like :
java -cp /Dir1 com.MyClass

[krishna vijay]

I didn't mean to run the class, but rather to use the class in, say my class.

[Neha Bhattad]

Can someone please suggest a good link to understand classpath settings?

[Jesper de Jong]

JavaRanch FAQ: How to Set the Classpath
Sun: How Classes are Found
Sun: Setting the class path