Extending my own class??

[Vandy02]

I am trying to extend my own class. I am trying to extend 'DefaultLayout' into the Clone.java
I compile the DefaultLayout and run with no problems. When I try to compile the Clone.java I get....with an arrow at the semicolon. Does anyone have any idea how I can extend my own class?

'.' expected
import DefaultLayout;


==Clone.java

import DefaultLayout;

public class Clone extends DefaultLayout{

//No code at all here!!

} //end class def


==DefaultLayout.java

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class DefaultLayout extends Applet{

public void init(){
addComponents();
} // end init

public void addComponents(){
add(new Button("One&quot);
add(new Button("Two&quot);

} // end makeButtons
} // end DefaultLayout

Vandy

 

[sedj]

What package is DefaultLayout in ? If it is in the same package as your Clone class, then you should not "import" it. The same goes for if it is no package at all.

Otherwise you need to import the fully qualified name, ie ;

import com.test.DefaultLayout;

 

[Vandy02]

Hmmm....it is in the same package...I wonder why the book says to import it...???..Oh well..it works now

Thanks for the help though.

 

[sedj]

In SDK 1.3 and below, it was valid (though not necessary) to import "same package" classes. But in SDK 1.4 its not valid.

Why ? - dunno !