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| Creating a New JAR File |
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| To create a new JAR file in the workbench: |
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| In the Package Explorer, you can optionally pre-select one or more Java elements to export. |
| (These will be automatically selected in the |
| <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.file.export(exportWizardId=org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.jarpackager.JarPackageWizard)")'> |
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| <strong>JAR Package Specification</strong></a> wizard |
| page, described in Step 4.) |
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| Either from the context menu or from the menu bar's <strong>File</strong> menu, select <strong>Export</strong>. |
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| Expand the <strong>Java</strong> node and select <strong>JAR file</strong>. Click <strong>Next</strong>. |
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| In the <strong>JAR File Specification</strong> page, select the resources that you want to export in the <strong>Select the resources to |
| export </strong>field. |
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| Select the appropriate checkbox to specify whether you want to <strong>Export generated class files and resources</strong> or <strong>Export Java source files and |
| resources</strong>. <strong>Note</strong>: Selected resources are exported in both cases. |
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| In the <strong>Select the export destination</strong> field, either type or click <strong>Browse</strong> to select a location |
| for the JAR file. |
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| Select or clear the <strong>Compress the contents of the JAR file</strong> checkbox. |
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| Select or clear the <strong>Overwrite existing files without warning</strong> checkbox. If you clear this checkbox, then you will be prompted |
| to confirm the replacement of each file that will be overwritten. |
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| <strong>Note</strong>: The overwrite option is applied when writing the JAR file, the JAR description, and the manifest file. |
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| You have two options: |
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| Click <strong>Finish</strong> to create the JAR file immediately. |
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| Click <strong>Next</strong> to use the JAR Packaging Options page to <a href="tasks-34.htm">set advanced options</a>, create a JAR description, or <a href="tasks-35.htm">change the default |
| manifest</a>. |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" border="0" > |
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| <a href="tasks-34.htm">Setting advanced options</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-35.htm">Defining the JAR file's manifest</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-36.htm">Regenerating a JAR file</a> |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" border="0" > |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-export-jar.htm">JAR file exporter</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/views/ref-view-package-explorer.htm">Package Explorer</a> |
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