GNU Java Training Wheels 1.1: Importing a package

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### 5.3 Importing a package

When referring to a `class` or `interface` in a `package` you need to specify the `package` name in front of every `class` name and `interface` name in the `package` you want to access, like so, in the `main` folder `~/jtw-tutorials` (outside of any package):

    class B
    begin
        beginMain
            var pkg.A a1 = new pkg.A(123);
            a1.meth1(); // prints out "meth1:123"
            var pkg.A a2 = new pkg.A(456);
            a2.meth2(); // prints out "meth2:456"
            pkg.A.func(); // prints out "func:666"
        endMain
    end

To avoid having to qualify each class name and interface name with it’s package, you need to use the `import` directive like so before the definition of the class like so:

    import pkg.*;

    class B
    begin
        beginMain
            var A a1 = new A(123);
            a1.meth1(); // prints out "meth1:123"
            var A a2 = new A(456);
            a2.meth2(); // prints out "meth2:456"
            A.func(); // prints out "func:666"
        endMain
    end