Re: Package level interfaces

From: Tony Morris (dibblego_at_optusnet.com.au)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:03:33 +1000

> > But isn't there a way to create an interface that can only be
implemented
> by
> > classes in the same package?
>
> No.

Well, yes, but I assume this isn't what you were asking.

// package scope interface
class interface X
{

}

I assume you were asking about the (non-)existance of package scope methods
of interfaces.
To want this indicates a design problem, rather than a language deficiency. 

-- 
Tony Morris
(BInfTech, Cert 3 I.T.)
Software Engineer
(2003 VTR1000F)
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (1.4)
Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform

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