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Hi,

How does one view the contents of a .jar file from inside Eclipse. Typically we have a bunch of library .jar's which contain several .java files. I want to be able to browse the code inside these files. Trying to open a .jar so far has displayed meaningless gibberish on the screen. Any hints on how to do this is much appreciated.

Thanks.
 
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If the JAR is added to the build path of your project, you can just click it open in the Package Explorer on the left side of the screen.
 
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