The classfile API proposal notes that class file generation, parsing, and instrumentation are ubiquitous in the Java ecosystem, with many tools and libraries needing to process class files.

For purposes of this post, I will be creating all files in the temporary directory defined by java.io.tmpdir and will use the new Java 7 class Files with its createTempFile methods to create those ...

When I try using java.exe instead of javaw.exe, I get the console window flashing open and closed.<BR><BR>This isn't something that I NEED to do for this particular project, but I really feel like ...

Keep in mind that not every JAR file is runnable. Some JAR files are just support files intended to be used by other Java apps. For a JAR file to run, the JAR itself must contain at least one class ...