Same class name in different packages

Yes, you can have two classes with the same name in multiple packages. However, you can’t import both classes in the same file using two import statements. You’ll have to fully qualify one of the class names if you really need to reference both of them.

Example: Suppose you have

pkg1/SomeClass.java

package pkg1;
public class SomeClass {
}

pkg2/SomeClass.java

package pkg2;
public class SomeClass {
}

and Main.java

import pkg1.SomeClass;   // This will...
import pkg2.SomeClass;   // ...fail

public class Main {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        new SomeClass();
    }
}

If you try to compile, you’ll get:

$ javac Main.java
Main.java:2: pkg1.SomeClass is already defined in a single-type import
import pkg2.SomeClass;
^
1 error

This however does compile:

import pkg1.SomeClass;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        new SomeClass();
        new pkg2.SomeClass();   // <-- not imported.
    }
}