Import package problems?

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Hi all
i have the foloowing jsp and bean files.
when i use
<jsp:useBean id=&quot;mybean&quot; class=&quot;beans.StringBean&quot; />
it works fine,because my bean it is in beans directory under
classes directory.
but when i use
<%@ page import=&quot;beans.*&quot; %>
<jsp:useBean id=&quot;myBean&quot; class=&quot;StringBean&quot; />
i got an error message that says casnnot load stringBean class.
Here are both files
package beans;

public class StringBean
{
private String message=&quot;No message specified &quot;;

public void setMessage(String message)
{
this.message=message;

}
public String getMessage()
{
return this.message;

}
}

//============================
jsp file :
<jsp:useBean id=&quot;MyBean&quot; class=&quot;beans.StringBean&quot; />
<jsp:setProperty name=&quot;MyBean&quot; property=&quot;message&quot; value=&quot;hello world&quot; />
<b><jsp:getProperty name=&quot;MyBean&quot; property=&quot;message&quot; /></b>