finding files in a jar

[Jason Kretzer]

I am creating an application that creates executable jars. This application is itself a jar. There are class files inside the application jar that need to be put into the created executable jar. How do I get to these class files?
Please refrain from suggesting I use Ant or IZPack or anything similar. They are not appropriate for my specific needs.
Thanks!
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Jason R. Kretzer
Java Programmer

[Karthik Guru]

so it's about extracting files from a jar?
can you try
using the method
getResourceAsStream() in java.lang.ClassLoader
yourClass.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream() and use that inputstream.
I presume that the start up application(jar file) is in classpath and has a main which start creating other jars.
karthik

Originally posted by Jason Kretzer:
I am creating an application that creates executable jars. This application is itself a jar. There are class files inside the application jar that need to be put into the created executable jar. How do I get to these class files?
Please refrain from suggesting I use Ant or IZPack or anything similar. They are not appropriate for my specific needs.
Thanks!