Extracting a file from the currently running JAR through code

Question

Are there any built-in methods I can use to allow users to extract a file from the currently running JAR and save it on their disk?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

File file = new File("newname.ext");
if (!file.exists()) {
     InputStream link = (getClass().getResourceAsStream("/path/resources/filename.ext"));
     Files.copy(link, file.getAbsoluteFile().toPath());
}

Answer 2

Use getResourceAsStream (docs), you can do whatever you want with it after that.

For a two-liner you could use one of the Commons IO copy methods.