Getting a handle to a function inside a package folder

Hi, suppose I want to get a handle to a function inside a package folder +mypackage.

I would have assumed that the following would work:

import mypackage.*
func = @(X) myfunction(X);
func(Y);

However, I realized that I have to explicitly specify the package name:

func = @(X) mypackage.myfunction(X);
func(Y);

Was this intended? Do I need to specify the package name everytime I try to get a handle to a function inside it? Is there a way around this?

I am using MATLAB R2010b (64-bit) on Windows 7.

Thanks.