Packages vs. Projects

Question

Hi all!
I am making a library-type program that has the main class (library) and another class (book), to, well, define a book. I won't need the book code for other programs. Would it be better to make it into a package or a project? And how can I do that? I'm using jGrasp, on a Windows 2000 computer, and can't figure out how to get either way to work.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I think JGrasp is an IDE. Newbie + IDE = Bad Thing
And it's already starting... there is no suchthing
as "projects" in Java. And as for IDEs, put it all
into the same project. Packages are merely ways to
group classes. You should have one, but I don't seea
need to have separate ones for Book and Library so
far.(Yes, I am a newbie) My Java book has a section on
projects:
"... If a class is to be used in only one program, or
if you have divided your program so that is uses more
than one class, rather than create a package, you can
directly add the file(s) containing the class(es) to
the program."what book is that? throw it away. it's confusing
That's what I was referring to.. if that won't work,
how do I make a package? I've tried several times
following instructions exactly, and yet it still will
not work.you "make" a java package by declaring that your class exists in it. eg
package com.newbie.confused;
public class MyClass {
}it's a little more complicated than that, but a decent book should make it clear. forget using jgrasp, as well. IDEs confuse newbies, all the time