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Is there any alternate to acquire dependencies without using POM.xml?

My question is, I don't want to write XML code for dependencies in the POM.xml again and again.
For example, I want to use the log4j JAR in my project. instead of writing XML code is there any option to download the related JAR files?

Alternate method is downloading the jars from sites like maven or java2s.com and add them to your build path.
You can add a jar in Eclipse by right-clicking on the Project → Build Path → Configure Build Path. Under Libraries tab, click Add Jars or Add External JARs and give the Jar.
Hope that helps

Of course you can download (or copy) these jars, and then manually add them to your build path.
For instance in eclipse, you can select all the libraries under the "Maven Dependiences" and copy them to other folder eg. in other project. Then you need to select these libraries and using the right mouse button add them to build path, done :)

You do not need to write them again and again. You can define and install a parent pom with the common dependencies you use and refer to it in each project pom.

First you could download jars you need in your project from corresponding websites.
Next,follow the steps below:
Step 1： Create a folder under the project to save the JAR package.We usually store jar packages from the outside in the [lib] folder.
Step 2: Copy the jar to the lib folder.
Step 3: Right-click on the project name, and select it in turn [Build Path] - > [Configure Build Path...]
Step 4: In the open window, select the Libraries page and click on the right button the [add JARs...] then select the jar package we just copied into the project, and then click [OK] to close the window.
Finally, we can use this jar package in Eclipse

Yes you can add them through the java build path from your IDE. However, I would recommend that you add these jars as dependencies in the pom.xml and build your project through maven. This will make sure that you will not run into any error regarding the missing dependencies in case any jar gets deleted accidentally or if you want the same set of jars for a new project. And understanding a pom.xml is not a difficult task

Import .jar to IntelliJ Java project

I made a customised data structures class library and I want to pack it as a .jar file and then use it on another project. My IDE is IntelliJ.
How can I make the .jar file and then import it on my other project?

Open the project that you want to pack as a jar.
Go to File -> Project structure.
Select the Artifacts menu.
Click on the green plus and select JAR -> From modules with dependencies... click Apply and then OK.
Go to Build -> Build artifacts... -> Build
Copy the .jar file that can be found in out/artifacts/<name>/<name>.jar
Open your other project where you want to use your jar file.
Create a folder named lib/ and put your jar file there.
Go to File -> Project structure.
Select the Modules menu on the left and the Dependencies tab.
Click the green plus on the right side, select JARs or directories... and then select your jar file.
You are ready to go.

Add .jars in alternative folder

I am new to Eclipse and Java, and I know that .jar files I need to add into libs derectory so that compiler could recognize them. How I can add .jars not only in libs folder but also in other folder too. How can I configure Eclipse to do that?

It's easiest if you have the jar files visible in the package explorer to start with, i.e. within your project directory. At that point, you can just right-click on the jar file, go to the "Build path" section of the context menu, then select "Add to build path".
If the jar file is elsewhere and you don't want to move it, you can right-click on the project, and under the "Build path" part of the context menu, select "Add external archives...". Then find the jar file in the file browser, and hit OK.
All of this can also be done from the project properties dialog, in the Java Build Path section.

Right Click project
Select Properties
Select Java Build Path
Under Tab Libraries Click on add jars or add external jar to add the required jars

The Java build path is used while compiling a Java project to discover dependent classes . It is made up of the following items:
Code in the source folders
Jars and classes folder associated with the project
Classes and libraries exported by projects referenced by this
project
Our goal is to feed our classes with the dependent classes present in the jars during compile time. Eclipse provies with number of easy ways to do it .Here you can find a good article about how to add the jars in the projects with screenshorts attached to it http://www.wikihow.com/Add-JARs-to-Project-Build-Paths-in-Eclipse-(Java)

Including a Jar in Android App

I want to include a jar into my Android package.
Unfortunately, I can't get it to work. I followed several explanations, such as this one, but I still get NoClassDefFoundErrors - at runtime, building, compiling, installing the project worked without errors.
Most answers seem to be outdated. How do I solve this issue using the current Eclipse, ADT and Android versions? Adding them to the Java Build Path like in plain Java projects didn't help.
All help appreciated.
What I have tried
Putting them into a folder and including into the project [Screenshot]

Put the jar in a folder entitled 'libs' (should be in the root of your project. Then add it to the java build path.
If that doesn't work try this:
Your Project -> right click -> Import -> File System -> yourjar.jar
Your Project -> right click -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add Jar -> yourjar.ja

Add your jars to libs folder. Automatically add's those JARs to your compile-time build path. More importantly, it will put the contents of the JARs into your APK file, so they will be part of your run-time build path.

You two things and the error will be fixed
Right click on Project-->Select Properties-->Go to Java Build Path--> Select 3rd tab from top i.e "Libraries" -->Click Add Jar--> Select your Jar
Right click on Project-->Select Properties-->Go to Java Build Path--> Select 4th tab from top i.e "Order and Export" --> Select(chekbox) your Jar.
For more help check this link

Eclipse. Copy JAR file into project

How to include (NOT ONLY reference) JAR file into existing project? I added it by using Project properties - Build path - add external jar's. But when I export my project, and then import it in another computer, this library was missing.

Drag it into your project view so it appears in the project as any other file.
Right-click the jar in the project view and add to build path.

Put your jars into a directory of your project e.g yourproject/lib so that external libraries are accessed through a relative path. And then use "Add JARs" option to add the jar to build path as in eboix's link.

You want to export your project as an archive (Export -> General -> Archive File), and then import your project as an existing project (Import -> General -> Existing Projects into Workspace). This way the project will be identical to the exported version and all of the configuration will be right.
Oh, and do what the other people suggest and copy the Jar file into the project so you don't have to reference it as an external Jar file (and everything is in one place).