# Importing External classes

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-external-classes/292496
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 14, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-external-classes/292496 "2009-07-14T22:04:24Z")
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### Author: ![fantasticphil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fantasticphil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fantasticphil)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-external-classes/292496/1 "2009-07-14T22:04:24Z")

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Hello

Can someone help clarify something for me?

When I point my code to import an external classes such as:

import flash.display.\*;

my understanding is that its referencing something within the flash directory to load up the display classes.

In other instances I create a “com.whatever” directory to store other classes that my code can point to.

Well I was running through the Kirupa tutorial (displaying google maps in flash) and I noticed in the code it says “import com.google.maps” the swf works just fine but where is it grabbing the google classes from if I didnt create the directory?

Im fairly new at this so a nice slow, explanation would be greatly appreciated!

Phil