error while exporting module in module-info.java -> Package is empty: projects

Question

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Any thoughts on why I'm unable to export the same module as my declared module in the module-info.java?

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Thx in advance!

Answer 1

Slight correction, you can use the exports directive for packages and not modules. The declaration syntax is detailed in JLS7.7 as

exports PackageName [to ModuleName {, ModuleName}] ;

Other few lines of your code(consisting of exports ...) comply with the behavior and seems to be compiling. The reason for the failure on the mentioned line is because the package projects is empty and empty packages are not allowed to be exported by the java module system.