Create a Java Package and Class in Visual Studio Code

After you've created a Java project in Visual Studio Code (VS Code), you're probably wanting to create the initial package and a Java Class. This guide will cover just that. This example configuration uses the Maven build system and Maven folder architecture, although essentially the same process can happen with a basic Java project too.

Rewind - Create a Java Project First

If you missed the Create a Java Project in VS Code, check it out first. 

Create the First Java Source Folder

First off, you need a Java source folder. Create the folder src/main/java.

Typical Maven architecture follows after:

src/main/java	Java source directory in a Maven project.
src/main/test	Testing source directory in a Maven project.
src/main/webapp	Webapp directory with static resources and server instructions.

Create the First Project Package

Now you're ready to add your source code to the project but you'll need a package or namespace to add it to. The first thing you'll want to do is add your first base Java package. For example if my package is named com.brandondonnelson, the first base directory would work out to be; src/main/java/com/brandondonnelson. 

Create the first base base package in this directory src/main/java/com/brandondonnelson.

For example, in this image, you'll see the Java source folder contains the first package. The first base package being com.brandondonnelson. 

Example creating the Java source folder and first base package:

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