Along with nesting, Java uses packages to resolve same-name issues in top-level reference types. Using static imports also simplifies access to the static members in packaged top-level reference ...

The Java 2 SDK organizes its vast collection of classes and interfaces into a tree-like hierarchy of packages within packages, which is equivalent to directories within directories.

Dot notation for package names The convention for packages is different from the Java naming conventions used for variables, methods and reference types. Packages are always written in lowercase ...