java - What is the history of the import statement? -
i know of 2 languages use import
statement: java , python. , know the import antigravity
joke.
which language introduced statement? 1 of two, or 1 altogether? when?
import
1 way specify dependency on other class/module. way of specifying has been present in many, many languages.
in fact import
in java , import
in python 2 entirely different things:
- in java
import
provides ability refer type (or field/method, if usingimport static
) short name instead of qualified name. no "module loading" of kind happens based onimport
. - in python
import
loads module , optionally provides short name (or all) of members.
other keywords similar things include
in c , use
in perl. many, many languages have kind of way specify kind of dependency, technical details vary lot.
one language import
statement predates both java , python modula-2 (1978) , successor modula-3.
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