How to take package .java files into a Eclipse Project - java

I've got a copy of a java package, with example implementation. The package is in a structure called com.java.project (folders, containing myriads of .java files) and there's also a few example files (example1.java, example2.java)
The example files have 'import com.java.project' calls in them, that's all well and good. However, I can't seem to work out how to get Eclipse finding the package contents (currently returns "Type not found" for any calls to the project objects.
I've tried placing the com structure in the same level as my example1.java, but that doesn't work. I have read that I need to compile the package into a .jar to get it to work w/Eclipse, but that doesn't seem to want to behave, none of the files compile.

In Eclipse you can right click on the Project Explorer and select "New -> Java Project"
Then you can import your java files by right clicking your project, selecting import from file system. If the class file shows an error, open the class file, the class name should have red curly braces, click on the error tick mark and Eclipse will give you an option to move the file to the correct package which in turn creates the folder structure for you.

1.Can you do a check on the build path of your Java project? (Right-click the project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Source tab), and see if the root folder contains the code is properly specified here.
2.Maybe a Project->Clean will help as well.

Hii,
Just Create a new project with File -> New menu
you need to open Java Perspective and there you will find a package named "src" you need to copy your "com" directory and paste it at the src folder.
I hope this will work for you.

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How to import source files in Java to use in another project

I have been writing a project in Java that I've called NHL2 and at this point in the development I've decided to try to incorporate wheels which can be found here. I've downloaded and unzipped the folder, and tried to import the files in several different ways. In Eclipse I've tried right-clicking the NHL2 project and importing it. The files get inserted into certain places in the project but when I type import wheels.etc.* for instance, it gives me an error and says it cannot resolve the import. So I tried deleting the imported files, right-clicking the package containing my files, which is also NHL2, and running the import command through there. Again, same basic problem.
I've also tried just creating a whole separate project titled wheels and importing there. This seems to be fine and the wheels project itself has no errors, but still I cannot import those files in my NHL2 project. I've tried looking up YouTube videos and other stackoverflow questions because this seems like it's just so basic that it should have been answered by now, but I can't find it.
Create a new Folder in your Project, e.g. called "lib"
Copy the wheels.zip into that Folder
Open the properties of your Project (Alt-Enter on the Project)
Select "Java Build Path"
Select the Register Card "Libraries"
Click "Add JARs"
Select "Yourproject/lib/wheels.zip"
Click "OK" then again "OK"
Though it is no jar file (but a zip) it works. I tested it.
This is because the zip contains the class files and the source files as well.

Eclipse: don't notice Error when import fail Class

This below image is my eclipse of my two different projects. And each black rectangle is a package in folder src of Eclipse project. As you know, there a different point: The icon of each package is different.
1) first project: package has normal icon. (like java package)
2) second project: OPPS !!! It displays a folder.
And, the problem that I want to tell is: in project 1, when I type something wrong, eclipse has notice errors. For example: I declare: Example() example = new Example();
But at project 2, Eclipse cannot. That you have seen on my screen: Eclipse eclipse = new Eclipse();
Obvious, when compiled, It failed.
I think that I might do something wrong, and I just a newcomer to Eclipse, and really don't understand much this IDE.
Please help me for my problem.
thanks so much :)
As I think, because you have imported "your package" just by move your source. there are two ways (with my knowledge) that might work:
1) Like Baldrick does.
2) go to Properties\Java Build Path\Projects: add a project that contain package you want to add. this will make two project a linker. when you compile this project, this will also compile project that you link to.
Right now the second (lower) project doesn't have the source directory set up as a source directory, so it isn't trying to compile it. No compilation, no errors. Update your project settings by right-clicking and adding the source directory to the source paths.
Right click on your projects, go to "Properties" and "Java Build Path". In the "source" tab, add your folder src to the list of source folders.
Looks like you've created a New Folder in your project AndroidGame whereas you created New Package in your other project (can't see name).
You should create a new package in your AndroidGame source folder and "Refactor->Move" your source to it.
As an Eclipse newbie question, you should always Create Package (File -> New -> Package) when creating a package. Folders tend to be required for web content, images, resources (say for property files to be added in your target classpath), etc.

How to import a Java program into Eclipse?

I have some java source code. It an just an archive which is four folders.
Folders MAIN, DATA, TAGS, USER_INTERFACE. Each folder contains a few class files.
I see how everything works together, but can't see to get the program to import correctly or run. I did find a MANIFEST.MF.
What is the proper way to import such a project?
Create an Eclipse project. Under the project settings, select the "Java Build Path", and add each source folder (and remove the default src folder that Eclipse may add for you).
If necessary, you may set the output/build folders for each source directory, and clear Eclipse's default bin output directory. Check the "Allow output folders for source folders" to enable this, then set each source folder's output folder.
(You may or may not want to keep compiled classes in individual directories.)
If there are class files in the project that aren't generated from source in the project, in the same dialog, select the "Libraries" tab, and click the "Add Class Folder" button to add dependencies from within the project.
It doesn't seem that your source code is an eclipse-importable project (it would have to have a .classpath and .project file in the top level directory for that).
You should instead create a new Java project. For simplicity, set the project's location to be the parent directory of your MAIN, DATA, etc. directories. Then after the project is created, configure a source folder for each of MAIN, DATA, etc. (right-click the project, choose Properties > Java Build Path, then work in the Source tab). Your source folders should then show up in the navigator and the project should be able to be compiled.
Create a hello world project in eclipse and understand the project structure in eclipse.
And then manually import the files it is simple and avoids a lot of confusion especially for somebody new to the environment.

How to create a project from existing source in Eclipse and then find it?

I have created several .java files. All of them are located in one directory. I used a text editor to write these files. Now I want to switch to Eclipse. How can I do it? I have tried many ways. None of them works.
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I think the common way is to have source in the eclipse folder called "workspace". So, how do I get my files in these directory. Should I use eclipse to create a new project from existing source and Eclipse will put all file to the workspace? Or I should manually copy all my files to the workspace? Where should I put my class files than? Should I create a subdirectory? With which name?
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When I try to create a project with name "game", the eclipse writes me that a project with such name already exist. But how can I open this project?
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In my "workspace" I have created a subdirectory called "game". I copied all my .java file into this subdirectory. Then with Eclipse I created a new project with the name game. As a result, Eclipse created .classpath and .project files in the directory "game". It also created bin and src subdirectories. And now I think it is not the correct way to go. The source files are supposed to be in the "src" directory. Right? And at the moment all my .java files are in the "workspace\game".
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I did it other way around. With Eclipse I have created a new project with the name "game". As the result, Eclipse created a folder called "game" into folder "workspace". In "game" the folder I found "src" folder. I copied all my .java files into this folder. But now in the "Package Explorer" I cannot open "src" folder. So, how can I access my source files from Eclipse? Why Eclipse does not want to open the "src" folder?
Easiest Method:
Put all source files into one directory named after your project. i.e. "ProjectName" You can keep this directory in your workspace or it can be somewhere else.
Start a new project in eclipse and name it using that same project name.
Uncheck the "use default location" box and find the directory where your project is unless your project is already in the workspace - then you must not uncheck the "use default location" box
Click 'next'.
Eclipse should be smart enough to figure out what's going on. After clicking next, it will show you all of the files it found in that directory. It will just automatically add those files to your project. VoilĂ !
Right-click in the package explorer and select New - Java Project
Create the new project Game
Open the new project in the package explorer - you should see only the source folder called src (there's nothing inside yet)
Open a file Explorer (e.g. Windows Explorer) and drag your sources
Drag them to Eclipse and drop them inside the new src folder - if asked select "Copy files"
Eclipse should put the files into the default package, if that's not correct you can edit the offending files (marked with a red cross) by opening them in Eclipse, selecting the package declaration (usually line 1), pressing Ctrl + 1 and selecting the appropriate option (e.g. "Move xy to package com.game"
This answer is going to be for the question
How to create a new eclipse project and add a folder or a new package into the project,
or how to build a new project for existing java files.
Create a new project from the menu
File->New-> Java Project
If you are going to add a new pakcage, then create the same package name here by
File->New-> Package
Click the name of the package in project navigator, and right click, and import...
Import->General->File system (choose your file or package)
this worked for me I hope it helps others.
Thank you.
The easiest method is really good but you don't get a standard Java project, i.e., the .java and .class files separated in different folders.
To get this very easily:
Create a folder called "ProjectName" on the workspace of Eclipse.
Copy or move your folder with the .java files to the "ProjectName" folder.
Create a new Java Project called "ProjectName" (with the Use default location marked).
Press <Enter> and that's it.
There are two things
1- If its already a Eclipse Project, then simply go to File->Import->General->Existing Project into Workplace
2- Otherwise define project type e.g. Java, Web etc
Create a new project of type you define into your workplace. Copy Paste source , lib and other necessary files. refresh, compile and run project in eclipse.
In the package explorer and the navigation screen you should now see the project you created. Note that eclipse will not copy your files, it will just allow you to use the existing source and edit it from eclipse.
There are several ways to add files to an existing Java project in Eclipse. So lets assume you have already created the Java project in Eclipse (e.g. using File -> New -> Project... - and select Java project).
To get Java files into the new project you can do any of the following. Note that there are other ways as well. The sequence is my preference.
Drag the files into the Navigator view directly from the native file manager. You must create any needed Java packages first. This method is best for a few files in an existing Java package.
Use File -> Import... - select File System. Here you can then select exactly which files to import into the new project and in which Java package to put them. This is extremely handy if you want to import many files or there are multiple Java packages.
Copy the fires directly to the folder/directory in the workspace and then use File -> Refresh to refresh the Eclipse view of the native system. Remember to select the new project before the refresh.
The last one is what you did - minus the refresh...
While creating a project from a full folder may or may not work within the workspace, there's a condition outside of the workspace that prevents starting a new project with a full folder.
This is relevant if you use numerous folder locations for sources, for example an htdocs or www folder for web projects, and a different location for desktop Java applications.
The condition mentioned occurs when Eclipse is told to create a new project, and given a full folder outside the workspace. Eclipse will say the folder isn't empty, and prevent creating a new project within the given folder. I haven't found a way around this, and any solution requires extra steps.
My favorite solution is as follows
Rename the full folder with an appended "Original" or "Backup.
Create the Eclipse project with the name of the full folder before the folder was renamed.
Copy all the relabeled full folders contents into the new project folder.
Eclipse should make a new project, and update that project with the new folder contents as it scans for changes. The existing sources are now part of the new project.
Although you had to perform three extra steps, you now have a backup with the original sources available, and are also able to use a copy of them in an existing project. If storage space is a concern, simply move/cut the source rather than fully copy the original folder contents.
If you creating a new project based on an existing Maven structure :
Create the project using a general project wizard and give the project the same name as just created.
If you try to create the project as a Maven project via m2e will receive an error that project/pom already exists.
Create a new project..
Right Click on your project..
Select Build path --> Configure Build Path
Under source tab choose link source, your .java files containing folder..
I am suggesting this since none of the methods that you tried have worked ---FYI
Follow this instructions from standard eclipse docs.
From the main menu bar, select command link File > Import.... The Import wizard opens.
Select General > Existing Project into Workspace and click Next.
Choose either Select root directory or Select archive file and click the associated Browse to locate the directory or file containing the projects.
Under Projects select the project or projects which you would like to import.
Click Finish to start the import.

Eclipse WTP: "The import ___ cannot be resolved for" error in a JSP file for a class defined in project

A Visual Studio user struggling w/ Eclipse...
I imported a set of servlets/JSPs into a project in Oracle Workshop for Weblogic. /page.jsp has the following import statement:
import="com.foo.bar.*"
Eclipse is displaying an error:
The import com cannot be resolved.
The class that implements the above import is in /WEB-INF/src but I don't know how to build the class in Eclipse to resolve that error. I assumed Eclipse would automagically build the .java file and place the output in /WEB-INF/classes, but it's not doing that.
It could be that I haven't structured my project directories correctly so perhaps that's why Eclipse isn't building my source. Any suggestions? How can I get this to work?
First of all, /WEB-INF/src is a rather strange place to keep your java sources; you may want to move them out of /WEB-INF (into /src in project root, for example)
Either way, you need to tell Eclipse where your sources are and where you want classes built to. It's done in project properties dialog:
Right-click on your project in Eclipse, select Properties
Click on Java Build path on the left
Click source tab on the right
Click Add Folder button and add your source folder (/WEB-INF/src or wherever you moved it to)
Ensure Allow output folders for source folders is checked below
Under newly added source path select output folder and point it to /WEB-INF/classes or other location of your choice.

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