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Add package or class to current Java import list
Syntax
importpackage_name
.* importclass_name
importcls_or_pkg_name1 cls_or_pkg_name2
... import L = import
Description
import
adds all the classes in package_name.*
package_name
to the current import list. Note that package_name
must be followed by .*
.
import
adds a single class to the current import list. Note that class_name
class_name
must be fully qualified (that is, it must include the package name).
import
adds all named classes and packages to the current import list. Note that each class name must be fully qualified, and each package name must be followed by cls_or_pkg_name1
cls_or_pkg_name2
...
.*
.
import
with no input arguments displays the current import list, without adding to it.
L = import
with no input arguments returns a cell array of strings containing the current import list, without adding to it.
The import
command operates exclusively on the import list of the function from which it is invoked. When invoked at the command prompt, import
uses the import list for the MATLAB command environment. If import
is used in a script invoked from a function, it affects the import list of the function. If import
is used in a script that is invoked from the command prompt, it affects the import list for the command environment.
The import list of a function is persistent across calls to that function and is only cleared when the function is cleared.
To clear the current import list, use the following command.
This command may only be invoked at the command prompt. Attempting to use clear
import
within a function results in an error.
Remarks
The only reason for using import
is to allow your code to refer to each imported class with the immediate class name only, rather than with the fully qualified class name. import
is particularly useful in streamlining calls to constructors, where most references to Java classes occur.
Examples
This example shows importing and using the single class, java.lang.String
, and two complete packages, java.util
and java.awt
.
import java.lang.String import java.util.* java.awt.* f = Frame; % Create java.awt.Frame object s = String('hello'); % Create java.lang.String object methods Enumeration % List java.util.Enumeration methods
See Also
clear
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