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Let’s consider a simple scenario. Can you use the same name for different classes in a Java file? No. The compiler would raise an issue and would point toward this naming collision. When you define a class, you need to follow unique naming conventions. In real-world programming, class names should be somewhat meaningful, and there is the possibility that different programmers will opt for class names that are not unique. Then the obvious question is: how can you deal with such situations? Packages can rescue us in these instances.
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Sarcar, V. (2020). Packages. In: Interactive Object-Oriented Programming in Java. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5404-2_7
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