Jars (org.kiwiproject:kiwi 0.6.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.kiwiproject.jar.Jars

```
public class Jars
extends Object
```
Utilities for working with Java JAR files.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Jars()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Optional<String>`	`getDirectoryPath(Class<?> classInJar)`	Get the directory path of the JAR file that the given class lives in, or an empty `Optional` if the path could not be obtained for any reason.
`static Optional<String>`	`getPath(Class<?> classInJar)`	Get the path of the JAR file that the given class lives in, or an empty `Optional` if the path could not be obtained for any reason.
`static List<String>`	`getPathComponents(Class<?> classInJar)`	Get the path components of the JAR file path that the given class lives in, or an empty list if the path components could not be obtained.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Jars
```
public Jars()
```
- Method Detail
  - getPathComponents
```
public static List<String> getPathComponents(Class<?> classInJar)
```
    Get the path components of the JAR file path that the given class lives in, or an empty list if the path components could not be obtained.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classInJar - the class which resides in the JAR you want to find
    
    Returns:
    
    a mutable list of path components if found, or an immutable empty list if not found or an exception is thrown attempting to get the path
  - getPath
```
public static Optional<String> getPath(Class<?> classInJar)
```
    Get the path of the JAR file that the given class lives in, or an empty Optional if the path could not be obtained for any reason.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classInJar - the class which resides in the JAR you want to find
    
    Returns:
    
    optional containing the path if found, or an empty optional
  - getDirectoryPath
```
public static Optional<String> getDirectoryPath(Class<?> classInJar)
```
    Get the directory path of the JAR file that the given class lives in, or an empty Optional if the path could not be obtained for any reason.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classInJar - the class which resides in the JAR you want to find
    
    Returns:
    
    optional containing the directory path if found, or an empty optional