The Java Class File Disassembler is a useful tool for the Java developer that I have referenced in previous blog posts covering a variety of contexts such as detecting the innards of a Groovy ...

These files can include CLASS files, which are compiled JAVA code, image files, audio files, ... To open a .jar file in Windows, you can right-click on the file and select Extract all.

Java would get an API for processing Java class files, under a proposal afoot in the Java community. The draft classfile API proposal calls for provision of an API for parsing, generating, and ...