Using List Class in java.awt / java.util ?

Question

have a program that:
import java.util.*;
List list = new LinkedList();
list = new ArrayList();
... read a file and add elements to array
use a static setter
StaticGettersSetters.setArray(list);
next program:
import java.awt.*;
public static java.util.List queryArray =
StaticGettersSetters.getArray();
If I don't define queryArray with the package and class, the compiler
gives an error that the List class in java.awt is invalid for queryArray.
If I import the util package, import java.util.*; , the compiler
gives an error that the list class is ambiguous.
Question:
If you using a class that exists in multiple packages, is the above declaration of queryArray the only way to declare it ?
Just curious...
Thanks for your help,
YAM-SSM

Answer 1

So what you have to do is explicitly tell the compiler which one you really want by spelling out the fully-resolved class name:
import java.awt.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
public class ClashTest
    public static void main(String [] args)
        java.util.Date today    = new java.util.Date();
        java.util.List argsList = Arrays.asList(args);
        System.out.println(today);
        System.out.println(argsList);
}No problems here. - MOD