===== 6.6 Import Component =====

The Import Component lists the set of packages imported by the classes in this package. It does not include an entry for the package defined in this CAP file. The Import Component is represented by the following structure: 

The items in the **import_component** structure are as follows: 

**tag** 

The **tag** item has the value **COMPONENT_Import** (4). 

**size** 

The ******size****** item indicates the number of bytes in the **import_component** structure, excluding the **tag** and ******size****** items. The value of the ******size****** item must be greater than zero. 

**count** 

The ****count**** item indicates the number of items in the **packages** table. The value of the ****count**** item must be between 0 and 128, inclusive. 

**packages[]** 

The **packages** item represents a table of variable-length **package_info** structures as defined for package under [[6.3_Header Component| Section 6.3, Header Component]]. The table contains an entry for each of the **packages** referenced in the CAP file, not including the package defined. 

The major and minor version numbers specified in the **package_info** structure are equal to the major and minor versions specified in the imported package's export file. See [[4.5_Package Versions| Section 4.5, Package Versions]] for a description of assigning and using package version numbers. 

Components of this CAP file refer to an imported package by using a index in this packages table. The index is called a package token ([[4.3.7.1_Package| Section 4.3.7.1, Package]]).