Say I’ve a code like:
import java.util.Date; import my.own.Date; class Test{ public static void main(String [] args){ // I want to choose my.own.Date here. How? .. // I want to choose util.Date here. How ? } }
Should I be full qualified class names? Can I get rid of the import statements? Is such a scenario common in real world programming?
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Answer
You can omit the import statements and refer to them using the entire path. Eg:
java.util.Date javaDate = new java.util.Date() my.own.Date myDate = new my.own.Date();
But I would say that using two classes with the same name and a similiar function is usually not the best idea unless you can make it really clear which is which.