Java Packages

Java API Documentation 1.0.2

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Java Packages

Java interfaces and classes are grouped into packages. The following lists the java packages, from which you can access interfaces and classes.

java.lang Package that contains essential Java classes, including numerics, strings, objects, compiler, runtime, security, and threads. This is the only package that is automatically imported into every Java program.
java.io Package that provides classes to manage input and output streams to read data from and write data to files, strings, and other sources.
java.util Package that contains miscellaneous utility classes, including generic data structures, bit sets, time, date, string manipulation, random number generation, system properties, notification, and enumeration of data structures.
java.net Package that provides classes for network support, including URLs, TCP sockets, UDP sockets, IP addresses, and a binary-to-text converter.
java.awt Package that provides an integrated set of classes to manage user interface components such as windows, dialog boxes, buttons, checkboxes, lists, menus, scrollbars, and text fields. (AWT = Abstract Window Toolkit)
java.awt.image Package that provides classes for managing image data, including color models, cropping, color filtering, setting pixel values, and grabbing snapshots.
java.awt.peer Package that connects AWT components to their platform-specific implementations (such as Motif widgets or Microsoft Windows controls).
java.applet Package that enables the creation of applets through the Applet class. It also provides several interfaces that connect an applet to its document and to resources for playing audio.

java.lang	Package that contains essential Java classes, including numerics, strings, objects, compiler, runtime, security, and threads. This is the only package that is automatically imported into every Java program.
java.io	Package that provides classes to manage input and output streams to read data from and write data to files, strings, and other sources.
java.util	Package that contains miscellaneous utility classes, including generic data structures, bit sets, time, date, string manipulation, random number generation, system properties, notification, and enumeration of data structures.
java.net	Package that provides classes for network support, including URLs, TCP sockets, UDP sockets, IP addresses, and a binary-to-text converter.
java.awt	Package that provides an integrated set of classes to manage user interface components such as windows, dialog boxes, buttons, checkboxes, lists, menus, scrollbars, and text fields. (AWT = Abstract Window Toolkit)
java.awt.image	Package that provides classes for managing image data, including color models, cropping, color filtering, setting pixel values, and grabbing snapshots.
java.awt.peer	Package that connects AWT components to their platform-specific implementations (such as Motif widgets or Microsoft Windows controls).
java.applet	Package that enables the creation of applets through the Applet class. It also provides several interfaces that connect an applet to its document and to resources for playing audio.