converting JAR to .java file

[sanju gajera]

hi!!!
i want to know how i can converting the JA executable file formate to the .java file formate.............?
please give me the solution.........

as soon as possible.......

[David O'Meara]

A JAR file is a collection of resources, typically multiple Class files but could also be other file types too.

The format for JAR files can be read by (typically) any archive managing tool like Winzip, WinRar etc, or it can be 'unjarred' using the command line.

There are decompilers available to convert the .class files into .java files, such as JAD

[Kaydell Leavitt]

Hi sanju,

I think that the easiest way to see what is in a .jar file is to first make a copy of it (so you don't mess anything up) and then change the ".jar" extension to be ".zip" and then open it.

This works for both Mac OS X and for Microsoft XP and up.