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Create Objects From Jar Files! - Combine a custom ClassLoader with a JarResources manager to instantiate classes stored in jar files.

Execute Self-Extracting JARs - Create easy-to-use, cross-platform Java Archives.

How to extract Java resources from JAR and Zip archives - How to extract resources from JAR files, including a class just for this purpose.

Modifying Archives, Part 1 - Supplement Javas util.zip package to make it easy to write or modify existing archives.

Modifying Archives, Part 2 - The Archive class allows you to write or modify stored archive files.

Saving Space - Can the compressed data length be longer than the uncompressed data? Sometimes you save more space by not compressing data.

See JAR Run - Enable your unrunnable JARs to run with the java -jar command.

Trail: JAR Files - JAR file format enables you to bundle multiple files into a single archive file. Typically a JAR file will contain the class files and auxiliary resources associated with applets and applications.

Use Filters to Access Resources in Java Archives - Roll your own zip filters and cache resources to create application-specific views on Java archives.