Case sensitivity of Java class names

Question

If one writes two public Java classes with the same case-insensitive name in different directories then both classes are not usable at runtime. (I tested this on Windows, Ma

Answer 1

Donal's fine explanation leaves little to add, but let me briefly muse on this phrase:

... Java classes with the same case-insensitive name ...

Names and Strings in general are never case-insensitive in themselves, it's only there interpretation that can be. And secondly, Java doesn't do such an interpretation.

So, a correct phrasing of what you had in mind would be:

... Java classes whose file representations in a case-insensitive file-system have identical names ...