does an imported class have to be in a directory within the parent directory?
<p>So I have a program we'll call <code>A.java</code>.</p>

<p>I'm trying to import my own predefined classes into this program by setting up a classpath to these classes defined in a package called <code>helpers</code>.</p>

<p>I've compiled the two classes in a class called <code>helpers</code> within the <code>helpers</code> package.  The <code>helpers</code> source code is in a folder called <code>helpers</code>.  I hope this isn't bad naming.  </p>

<p>Anyways, how can I set up the classpath so <code>A.java</code> can get a hold of these classes?</p>

<p>My directories are laid out like this:</p>

<pre><code>Java dir:
 -helpers
   -helpers.java
   -helpers.class
 -A
   -A.java
   -A.class
</code></pre>
