6.5.4

Meaning of Type Names

NAMES

is possible that the identifier occurs within the scope of more than one type with

that name, in which case the type denoted by the name is determined as follows:

If a type with that name is declared in the current compilation unit ( 7.3),

either by a single type import declaration ( 7.5.1) or by a declaration of a

class or interface type ( 7.6), then the simple type name denotes that type.

Otherwise, if a type with that name is declared in another compilation unit

( 7.3) of the package ( 7.1) containing the identifier, then the identifier

denotes that type. Note that, in systems that store compilation units in a file

system, such a compilation unit must have a file name that is the name of the

type ( 7.6).

Otherwise, if a type of that name is declared by exactly one type import on 

demand declaration ( 7.5.2) of the compilation unit containing the identifier,

then the simple type name denotes that type.

Otherwise, if a type of that name is declared by more than one type import 

on demand declaration of the compilation unit, then the name is ambiguous as

a type name; a compile time error occurs.

Otherwise, the name is undefined as a type name; a compile time error occurs.

This order for considering type declarations is designed to choose the most

explicit of two or more applicable type declarations.

6.5.4.2

Qualified Type Names

If a type name is of the form

Q.Id

, then

Q

 must be a package name. The type

name

Q.Id

 names a type that is the member named

Id

 within the package named

by

Q

. If

Q

 does not name an accessible package, or

Id

 does not name a type within

that package, or the type named

Id

 within that package is not accessible ( 6.6),

then a compile time error occurs.

The example:

package wnj.test;

class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) {

java.util.Date date =

new java.util.Date(System.currentTimeMillis());

System.out.println(date.toLocaleString());

}

}

produced the following output the first time it was run:

Sun Jan 21 22:56:29 1996

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