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A module is a JAR with a module descriptor, available to the JVM on the [[#Module_Path|module path]].
A module is a JAR with a module descriptor, available to the JVM on the [[#Module_Path|module path]].
==Module Path==
==Module Path==
==Package Relationship to Modules==
A package can only be accessed from one module. Hierarchical packages are treated as separate, so "java.util" and "java.util.logging" can exist in different modules. Only public fields and methods are accessible in the code of exported packages of other modules.


=Organizatorium=
=Organizatorium=
* Classpath and module path is mutually exclusive.
* Classpath and module path is mutually exclusive.

Revision as of 20:55, 18 May 2021

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Concepts

Module

A module is a JAR with a module descriptor, available to the JVM on the module path.

Module Path

Package Relationship to Modules

A package can only be accessed from one module. Hierarchical packages are treated as separate, so "java.util" and "java.util.logging" can exist in different modules. Only public fields and methods are accessible in the code of exported packages of other modules.

Organizatorium

  • Classpath and module path is mutually exclusive.