Which is the correct order of possible statements in the structure of a Java class file?

Question

Options

• Aclass, package, import
• Bpackage, import, class
• Cimport, package, class
• Dpackage, class, import
• Eimport, class, package

• A
  1% (1)
• B
  83% (57)
• C
  4% (3)
• D
  1% (1)
• E
  10% (7)

Explanation

Option B (package, import, class) is correct because Java enforces a strict syntactic order: the package declaration must appear first (if present) to tell the compiler which package this file belongs to, followed by any import statements that bring in external types, and finally the class declaration where your actual code lives.

Why the distractors fail:

• A (class, package, import) - class cannot precede package; the compiler expects package at the very top.
• C (import, package, class) - import cannot come before package; imports depend on the package context already being established.
• D (package, class, import) - imports must be resolved before the class body is parsed, so import cannot follow class.
• E (import, class, package) - both import before package and class before package are wrong for the reasons above.

Memory tip: Think "Please In Class" - Package, Import, Class. The most general declaration (which package am I in?) comes first, then what you need from outside (imports), then the specific code (class).

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