The declared package does not match the expected package “”

Question

I am using Eclipse and have not used Java for sometime. However, I can compile my code on the command-line just fine and generate the necessary .class files. In

Answer 1

This problem got resolved by mentioning the package name

I moved my file Test_Steps.java which was under package stepDefinition

by just adding the package stepDefinition the problem got resolved

So this problem can occur when you have a package and you are not using in your class file.

Adding it has resolved the problem and the error was no longer appearing.

Answer 2

1. Create directory [your.project.name] in workspace root directory of your project.

2. Copy *.java from "src" to that directory.

3. Close and reopen project.

Answer 3

There are a million answers, but here's another one: copy the files into a new package, delete the old package and rename the new package to the old package's name.