Thursday, April 2, 2026
HomeLanguagesJavaPackage isCompatibleWith() method in Java with Examples

Package isCompatibleWith() method in Java with Examples

The isCompatibleWith() method of java.lang.Package class is used to check if this package’s specification version is compatible with the specified version or not. The method returns the result as a boolean value.
Syntax: 
 

public boolean isCompatibleWith(String desiredVersion)

Parameter: This method accepts a parameter desiredVersion which is the version to be checked for compatibility.
Return Value: This method returns the result as a boolean value.
Below programs demonstrate the isCompatibleWith() method.
Example 1:
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// isCompatibleWith() method
 
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // returns the Package
        // object for this package
        Package myPackage
            = Package.getPackage("java.lang");
 
        System.out.println(
            "Package represented by myPackage: "
            + myPackage.toString());
 
        String desiredVersion = "1.5";
 
        // check if this package is compatible with or not
        // using isCompatibleWith() method
        System.out.println(
            "Is this package compatible with or not: "
            + myPackage.isCompatibleWith(desiredVersion));
    }
}


Output: 

Package represented by myPackage: package java.lang, Java Platform API Specification, version 1.8
Is this package compatible with or not: true

 

Example 2:
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// isCompatibleWith() method
 
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // returns the Package
        // object for this package
        Package myPackage
            = Package.getPackage("java.io");
 
        System.out.println(
            "Package represented by myPackage: "
            + myPackage.toString());
 
        String desiredVersion = "1.0";
 
        // check if this package is compatible with or not
        // using isCompatibleWith() method
        System.out.println(
            "Is this package compatible with or not: "
            + myPackage.isCompatibleWith(desiredVersion));
    }
}


Output: 

Package represented by myPackage: package java.io, Java Platform API Specification, version 1.8
Is this package compatible with or not: true

 

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Package.html#isCompatibleWith-java.lang.String-
 

RELATED ARTICLES

1 COMMENT

Most Popular

Dominic
32509 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Milvus
131 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nango Kala
6885 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nicole Veronica
12005 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nokonwaba Nkukhwana
12100 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Shaida Kate Naidoo
7013 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Ted Musemwa
7257 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Thapelo Manthata
6968 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Umr Jansen
6958 POSTS0 COMMENTS