How to write a Java program which can extract a JAR file and store its data in specified directory (location)?

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Adapt this example: How to extract Java resources from JAR and zip archive

Or try this code:

Extract the Contents of ZIP/JAR Files Programmatically

Suppose jarFile is the jar/zip file to be extracted. destDir is the path where it will be extracted:

java.util.jar.JarFile jar = new java.util.jar.JarFile(jarFile);
java.util.Enumeration enumEntries = jar.entries();
while (enumEntries.hasMoreElements()) {
    java.util.jar.JarEntry file = (java.util.jar.JarEntry) enumEntries.nextElement();
    java.io.File f = new java.io.File(destDir + java.io.File.separator + file.getName());
    if (file.isDirectory()) { // if its a directory, create it
        f.mkdir();
        continue;
    }
    java.io.InputStream is = jar.getInputStream(file); // get the input stream
    java.io.FileOutputStream fos = new java.io.FileOutputStream(f);
    while (is.available() > 0) {  // write contents of 'is' to 'fos'
        fos.write(is.read());
    }
    fos.close();
    is.close();
}
jar.close();

Source: http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/22124

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