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Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file?

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On 12/6/2016 3:41 PM, triciac.1999.p@gmail.com wrote:
> I am writing a program that has sound files with type names and
> numbers like, "win1.wav" and "lose3.wav". I want the program to get
> the name and path of the running jar file so I can programmatically
> choose a random sound file of a specified type that is packaged
> inside the jar file without having to hardcode it myself. Everything
> I've tried works in Eclipse, but not after it is exported because it
> doesn't find the name of the jar file, only the path. Is there a way
> I can get the name AND path of the jar file? Could I search through
> the jar file packages without using the name and path?

You will get the full name including path of the jar with one of the
following:

String path = 
MyClass.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();

String path = 
MyClass.class.getClassLoader().getResource("mypackage/MyClass.class").getPath();

The format is sligthly different. The first is probably more convenient
as you would not need to truncate at the '!'.

But I doubt that you need it.

InputStream is = 
MyClass.class.getClassLoader().getResource("mypackage/foobar.wav");

should give you a stream to the file. Both when everything is
in the file system and when everything is in the jar file.

Arne

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How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? triciac.1999.p@gmail.com - 2016-12-06 12:41 -0800
  Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-12-06 16:07 -0500
    Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Tricia Cahill <triciac.1999.p@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 14:22 -0800
  Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-06 21:18 -0500
    Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-12-08 13:20 +0000
      Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-11 20:24 -0500
        Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-12-12 09:51 +0000
          Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-12 20:25 -0500
    Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Wayne <wayne@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 01:50 -0500
      Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-11 20:10 -0500
  Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2016-12-07 22:06 +0100
  Re: How do I get the name and path of the running jar file? lingmaaki@gmail.com - 2017-05-22 23:22 -0700

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