Prompt Detail:
Sure, let's consider a scenario where we have two packages - com.packagea
and com.packageb
. We also have three classes - Class1
, Class2
, and Class3
. Here's an example code that illustrates the different visibility scenarios:
csharp// File: Class1.java
package com.packagea;
public class Class1 {
// Public method
public void method1() {
System.out.println("Method1 in Class1");
}
}
// File: Class2.java
package com.packagea;
class Class2 {
// Default method
void method2() {
System.out.println("Method2 in Class2");
}
}
// File: Class3.java
package com.packageb;
public class Class3 {
// Public method
public void method3() {
System.out.println("Method3 in Class3");
}
}
In this example, Class1
is declared as public
, so it is visible to both com.packagea
and com.packageb
. Class2
is declared with default visibility, so it is only visible to other classes in the same package (com.packagea
). Class3
is declared as public
, but it is in a different package than Class1
and Class2
, so it is only visible to com.packageb
.
Now, let's create a test class in each package to demonstrate the visibility:
java// File: TestClass1.java
package com.packagea;
import com.packageb.Class3;
public class TestClass1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create instances of all three classes
Class1 class1 = new Class1();
Class2 class2 = new Class2();
Class3 class3 = new Class3();
// Call methods on Class1 and Class2
class1.method1();
class2.method2();
// Try to call method on Class3 - this will result in a compile-time error
//class3.method3(); // This line will not compile
}
}
// File: TestClass2.java
package com.packageb;
import com.packagea.Class1;
import com.packagea.Class2;
public class TestClass2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create instances of all three classes
Class1 class1 = new Class1();
Class2 class2 = new Class2();
Class3 class3 = new Class3();
// Call method on Class3
class3.method3();
// Try to call methods on Class1 and Class2 - these will result in compile-time errors
//class1.method1(); // This line will not compile
//class2.method2(); // This line will not compile
}
}
In TestClass1
, we can create instances of all three classes and call methods on Class1
and Class2
because they are visible in the same package as TestClass1
. However, we cannot call the method on Class3
because it is in a different package and not visible to TestClass1
.
In TestClass2
, we can create instances of all three classes and call the method on Class3
because it is visible to the same package as TestClass2
. However, we cannot call methods on Class1
and Class2
because they are in a different package and not visible to TestClass2
.