Question

Whenever I import java.awt.* and try to use a List
I get an error.

Is there any way to import java.awt.* and use a List?

Answer 1

There is an ambiguity in the naming conventions of List in class awt and util, so we can handle it in 2 ways:

1. Use import

   import java.awt.*;

   import java.util.List;

   import java.util.*;

2. Use the full path, as mentioned in Head First Java,”either use import or the full name”

   java.util.List<String> list = new java.util.ArrayList<String>();