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FULL PRODUCT VERSION : jdk1.6.0_33, jdk1.5.0_22 ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION : Windows XP A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM : see bug id 6707323 : Javac fails to compile inner class, when a secondary inner class (inner class of the inner class) is imported first. It appears that importing a secondary inner class hides symbols in inner class. STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : Javac fails to compile inner class, when a secondary inner class (inner class of the inner class) is imported first. It appears that importing a secondary inner class hides symbols in inner class. EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR : EXPECTED - BUILD SUCCESSFUL ACTUAL - BUILD FAILED ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR : pack1\Test.java:8: cannot find symbol symbol : class Test2 location: class pack1.Test public class Test3 extends Test2 { ^ 1 error REPRODUCIBILITY : This bug can be reproduced always. ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ---------- pack2.Test2 class : -------------------------- package pack2; public class Test2 { } pack1.Test class : ------------------------- package pack1; import pack1.Test.Test3.Test4; import pack2.Test2; public class Test extends Test2 { public class Test3 extends Test2 { public class Test4 { } } public void test() { Test4 test4; } } ---------- END SOURCE ---------- CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND : change sequence of import statements