[Dsol-java] RE: Question about Java

[Peter H.M. J. <p.h...@tb...>]

Dear Hualiang,

 

First of all I'd lile you to use the mailing list as well! I think you have
a problem which interest many more.

 

The question is a fundamental one and is luckely for you easy to answer. The
entire notion of modularity and encapsulation is that you do not have to see
the source code of others. You can simply use these classes. 

 

The zip file of these classes is called a library. Instead of keeping them
in a zip file, Java normally uses Jar files (=Java archives). This is more
or less the same. In eclipse you can do both. 

 

*         You can add the jar file, or zip file, to your classpath. In
eclipse: Right click on the project-->Properties-->Java build
path-->Libraries-->Add external Jar. Now select the library. 

 

Peter

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lin, H.L [mailto:H....@ST...] 
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:45 PM
To: 'p.h...@tb... '
Subject: Question about Java
Importance: High

 

 

hi Peter

I have one question about Java. I wanna use some classes programmed by other

people. All these classes were already  compiled(that means I have no

original *.java) and all these classes are compacted in a zip file called

Utility.zip. So if I wanna use these class in my own programm. what I'm

supposed to do?

Kind regards

Hualiang Lin