Is it possible to get Source code from WAR file

[Koti Samadhi]

Hi,

Is there any chance to get source from WAR file.

How to extract the war file to zip ?

Please anyone can clarify ?


Thanks,
Koti

[gurpeet singh]

War file is can be extracted. but what you will get is the directory structure with compiled source code binaries and not actual source code. you can however use decompiler to translate class files back to java source files. infact netbeans has inbuilt decompiler . if you try to open a class file in netbeans it will show you source code representing that class file

[Tim Moores]

gurpeet singh wrote:you can however use decompiler to translate class files back to java source files.

Assuming that is legal, of course. If this is not your (or your company's) code, it may well not be legal to decompile.