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import statement (import declaration)
subject			fact

import statement	is a synonym of import declaration
	has definition A statement that permits using references to other packages without prefixes
	has example //Import the Circle class from the graphics package import graphics.Circle; //Import the entire graphics package import graphics.*;
	has purpose to allow a class to use the facilities of another package
	has syntax import packageName.* OR import packageName.className
	imports 1 member class of a package or imports on demand 0 or more member classes from a package
	is a subtopic of Packages
	is located after the package statement and before any class or interface definitions
	is a kind of declaration
	is a kind of statement
declaration	is part of definition
statement	is terminated by a semicolon
	should be not more than one line long if possible
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional