Path and Classpath in Java

Java uses the CLASSPATH environment variable to read the classes and libraries from file system. This variable is used by all JDK Tools and Extension including Java Compiler (javac) and JRE(java) use this variable to locate the dependent user classes and jar files to perform specific tasks. Java Compiler uses it to locate the dependent … Read more

In a Java class import statements are used to access other classes. You also do a wild card import like org.fromdev.* on your java file. In such cases, It will become very impractical/slow for the Java Virtual Machine to search for classes in every file/folder on a machine, therefore you can provide the Java Virtual … Read more