java class import shows compile error

Question

I am trying to make some changes to a legacy code of a plugin which was written using Java version 4. I am trying to extend a class from an imported package.

import org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.document.XMLModelContext;

public class XMLModelContextForPma extends XMLModelContext
{


}

I'm quite new to plugin development. I couldn't figure out why the compiler shows

The type org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.document.XMLModelContext is not visible error. Also, most of the codes in classes of this particular package are using .internal. packages which are giving Discouraged access warnings. I'm googled here and there and found it's because of non-standard/API classes.

But this is quite strange. I have the jar files in the build path but not sure what is wrong here.

I'm developing in Eclipse Juno, Mac OS X, Java 6

JREN · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-27 11:32:24Z

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It looks like the class XMLModelContext is private or protected and in a different package.

If a class is declared as protected, you can only use it in other classes within the same package or any of it's sub packages.

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 11:32

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h-rai Over a year ago

yeah, i just noticed it has a default identifier so obviously isn't not gonna be visible outside its containing package

Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-27 11:31:52Z

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Add that jar(org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.document.XMLModelContext containing jar) to your project file path.

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 11:31

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