find the executable jar file location in java

Question

Is is possible to find my executable jar file running location, from that jar file jave code,

For example I may run one particular jar file from d:\test\finloc.jar, It should print the path as

  d:\\test

I may run from C:\users\GJ\Documents\findloc.jar, then its output should be like

  C:\\users\GJ\\Documents\\

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/320542/how-to-get-the-path-of-a-running-jar-file — Balduz, Dec 04 '13 at 14:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 04 '13 at 14:44

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Following code outputs the path from where the application starts.
In your case, the jar file.

System.getProperty("user.dir");

edited Dec 04 '13 at 14:44

Deepak Bhatia

answered Dec 04 '13 at 14:29

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