How to get File object to folder where from main class was loaded?

Asked Apr 16 '19 at 13:45

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package ru.reflection;
public class ReflectionTool {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

    }
}

I am working in Intellij IDEA. The main class is located in path_to_my_project/out/production/ru/reflection/Reflection.class

How can I get File object for folder where from Reflection.class was loaded - path_to_my_project/out/production/ru/reflection/ ?

asked Apr 16 '19 at 13:45

Aleksei Lekomtsev

By "**main class**" you mean the `.class` file or the `.java` file? – Mike Apr 16 '19 at 13:54
@KlitosKyriacou it is not the same question. – Aleksei Lekomtsev Apr 16 '19 at 13:56
@Mike I mean .class file – Aleksei Lekomtsev Apr 16 '19 at 13:56
@Alexey can you please clarify your question to show how it differs from the suggested duplicate. – Klitos Kyriacou Apr 16 '19 at 13:57
@KlitosKyriacou Not a problem. The suggested answer there is - file:/C:/Users/Jon/Test/foo/Test.class. But I need a File object. – Aleksei Lekomtsev Apr 16 '19 at 13:58
It is not always possible to get a File object - for example, if you use the "Build Project" option and then run the application from inside a .jar file. – Klitos Kyriacou Apr 16 '19 at 14:00
@KlitosKyriacou I don't run the application from inside a .jar file. By the way, I've got the correct answer below. – Aleksei Lekomtsev Apr 16 '19 at 14:02

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