JavaPackage
A JavaScript reference to a Java package.Created by
A reference to the package name used with thePackages keyword:
Packages.JavaPackagewhere JavaPackage is the name of the object's Java package. If the package is in the
java, netscape, or sun packages, the Packages keyword is optional.
Description
In Java, a package is a collection of Java classes or other Java packages. For example, thenetscape package contains the package netscape.javascript; the netscape.javascript package contains the classes JSObject and JSException.
In JavaScript, a JavaPackage is a reference to a Java package. For example, a reference to netscape is a JavaPackage. netscape.javascript is both a JavaPackage and a property of the netscape JavaPackage.
A JavaClass object is a reference to one of the classes in a package, such as netscape.javascript.JSObject. The JavaPackage and JavaClass hierarchy reflect the Java package and class hierarchy.
Although the packages and classes contained in a JavaPackage are its properties, you cannot use a for...in statement to enumerate them as you can enumerate the properties of other objects.
Property Summary
The properties of aJavaPackage are the JavaClass objects and any other JavaPackage objects it contains.
Examples
Suppose the Redwood corporation uses the Javaredwood package to contain various Java classes that it implements. The following code creates the JavaPackage red:
var red = Packages.redwood
See also
JavaArray, JavaClass, JavaObject, Packages
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