IntelliJ: .java and .class files in .jar file

Question

I want to export a java project to send it to a friend (AS JAR FILE). He should be able to open the jar file via writing .zip right after the .jar file extension and should see the .java and the .class files. I managed to export a jar-File as described here

BUT: if I try to get the .java files by writing .zip right after the .jar file extension, there are .class files in the jar-archive only.

My question: how to automatically create the jar file in intelliJ with .class AND .java files in it?

I'd recommend keeping them separate. A better way to expose source code to your friend is to put it in a github. — duffymo, Oct 20 '17 at 18:19
Did you check this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/42334536/104891? Does it work for you? — CrazyCoder, Oct 20 '17 at 18:21
I have no idea why it works, but it does. thank you very much. — 21 minutes ago, Oct 20 '17 at 18:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '17 at 18:18

You can't export source and compiled project into one file. But you can just export the project to *.jar and then go to <drive>:/Users/<user>/IdeaProjects/<project>/src and add all those files into archive and also add that exported jar file into that archive.

IntelliJ: .java and .class files in .jar file

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