While running your business, you may have to deal with JAR files, which are archives that compress several files into one. Though JARS are based on the ZIP compression method, they are mainly used to ...

JEP 238: Multi-Release JAR Files extends the JAR file format to allow multiple, Java-release-specific versions of class/resource files to coexist in the same archive. This upgrade makes it easier for ...

Starting in April, Oracle will treat JAR files signed with the MD5 hashing algorithm as if they were unsigned, which means modern releases of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) will block those JAR ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When distributing applications as JAR, EAR or WAR files, it’s a good practice, especially if ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The question of how to deploy a JAR file to Tomcat drives a surprising amount of traffic to ...

I've got a problem that I'm stuck on. How do I programmatically get the executing jar file's absolute path?<BR><BR>I'm trying to look for a folder that is relative to the jar file's directory but I'm ...