Is a Java package the equivalent of a .Net assembly?

Question

I am a .Net developer starting Java development for Android and would like to know if it's correct to think of Java packages like .Net assemblies.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3629291/is-a-java-package-the-equivalent-of-a-net-assembly

Answer 1

No.

The best comparison would be with a Java ARchive (Jar) file. Java uses packages to control the namespace, and is very similar to C#'s Namespaces.

Here is how I'd compare the environments

Java                    .Net
====                    ====
Class                   Class
Package                 Namespace
Jar                     Assembly