Ok the deal is, I've made a small class library (*.Jar file) to help make a more visually organized code and to help with some common tasks.
Before you tell me to go to: Tools > Preferences > Libraries.
I have done that, over and over and over again.. I also tried to manually add it to: C:\Program Files\BlueJ\lib\userlib\"jar file here"
And yes, i did restart BlueJ to load the newly added libraries.
No matter what i seem to try it won't let me import it to my project using the import command, but without it, it just won't compile.
I know i can just add the classes manually, but as the class library slowly grow, so does the effort of adding all the classes in that library.
In advance, thanks for your help and consideration.
If adding your jar file in the Preferences > Libraries tab doesn't work, you can try adding the jar to the "userlib" directory at <bluej-dir>/lib/userlib (where <bluej-dir> is the folder where BlueJ was installed).
A third option you can try is adding your jar file directly to a project by creating a +libs directory inside your project directory and copying the jar to that directory. This has the drawback that you have to manually copy the jar to each project +libs subfolder that needs your library. On the plus side, it allows you to distribute your project (library jars included) just by zipping up the root project directory.
On Windows I create directory named "+libs" on my blueJ project directory,
then add .jar to that directory, and restart blueJ ,
that´s help me, and import after that work fine
Despite the post's oldness for who stumble upon i can say with the newest version of BlueJ (actually 4.1.3) in an old Ubuntu distro(Lucid Lynx aka 10.04LTS) all work as intended per default without any hack
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I've currently finished my project, but can't get it to work when it is exported. I use JAXB to read and write XML Files and also have dependencies on other external Folders, which are needed to use a POS-Printer.
I've managed to link my external XML Save-Files with absolute paths, but not with relative paths. So that worked, although not the way i wanted. Yet, using the external class folder for the printer didn't work at all.
This means, that in my Eclipse Project Build Path i've added a class folder, which contains all of these needed files (which are not only jars, so adding them one by one wouldnt work). So exporting my project to a jar either includes all the files into the jar itself, or doesnt include them at all.
Everything works perfectly in Eclipse, but not when i export it.
My folder structure looks like this:
src
/model
/view
/control
data
/articles.xml
/...
JavaPOS <--- needed folder with all its files
/jpos.xml
/xerxers.jar
/swt-..-.dll
I've tried:
InputStreams is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(url);
absolute paths
manipulating the manifest file and/or jar structure
runnable and non runnable jars with nearly every combination of options
putting the files inside the library "by hand"
changing the build path of the project
My Question is:
How do i get my jar-file to know where these files are?
EDIT:
Do you think Maven or an Ant file could solve my problems? I don't have any experience with those.
The Problem was, that i had more than one JRE installed and that the one eclipse was using, had all the dll files, but the other ones didnt have it. So i had to add them manually, because reinstalling the drivers of the printer didnt change anything. Gotta fix that somehow, but right now it works and that is all i wanted.
Turns out i didn't even need that Folder, just needed one file out of it and the missing dlls.
I know there are many related questions, but after reading at least 5 of them, I still feel many questions remain unanswered.
This jar file is a generic argument parser for java programs, such that you will use less time writing arg parsers for each program, and instead use this. Although the program is well documented, a programmer like me who still has not used external .jar files, finds it odd that there is no documentation whatsoever about how I should import this(what classes etc).
So I know that I need to put the .jar file somehow in my classpath. And then probably run some additional commands when compiling my program. But how do I find out what to import from the .jar file?
Thanks in advance, and bear with me. I am an import-noob.
Importing classes
importing the classes is symply done by import package.subpackage.Classname;
Using libraries in Eclipse:
To add the .jar file to your libraries, you better use a proper IDE (interpreting your question your are using a texteditor). I recommend Eclipse.
Create a folder in your projects folder in the workspace called "lib"
(or anything that suggests it contains your libraries)
Move the .jar file inside the "lib" folder
Right click on your Java project and
select "Preferences"
Select "Java Build Path" in the appearing window (menu on the left)
Go to "Libraries" (menu on the top)
Select "Add JARS..." and select your .jar from the "lib" folder
You should now see the library listed under "Jars and class folders on the build path" Hit "Apply" and "Ok".
You need to import the classes you want to use just like any other program. If you want to know which classes you need to read the documentation or use you IDE to add the imports for you.
If you were to cut and paste the program into an IDE it would be able to work out the imports for you however, if you don't have an IDE you need to read the javadoc http://www.martiansoftware.com/jsap/doc/javadoc/index.html which lists the packages you need for each class.
Adding a JAR is the same for every JAR so I guess they assumed this knowledge is covered elsewhere. When writing documentation, some knowledge has to be assumed or you would have to start with step 1) turn on your computer 2) wait for it to boot up ....
I'm new at java programming so i just wanted to try something with ssh understand how it works and so i downloaded a java library which is mentioned in this Stack Overflow answer
. After a lot of failed attempts on importing this library into netbeans. I decided to simply put the files into my src folder. But Netbeans ide duplicating packages in the jar file with their 'name equivalent' empty packages and this prevents me to reach the classes in the packages because the IDE and the Code completion automatically sees the empty packs.I've search the network couldn't find anything about this problem.I 'm ready to share any log files if there are any of them .Here is my screenshot about this situation.
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OS : Linux Mint Rosa
IDE : Netbeans 8.1 Linux version
Edit : I Already looked these topics
How to use .jar files in NetBeans? : At first i've tried this and in this solution netbeans not duplicating any empty packs but when i start to type somethin' like that import sshj.foo.*; Auto Complete can't find anything and also if i try to write the whole path to a specific class which is in an specific pack IDE gave me an error the pack that you're looking for is not exist.Secondly I've tried this
and got the same issue at first try.I can see the packs,classes and other stuff but still can't reach them in a random class which is imported project.
How can I include external jar on my Netbeans project : I've tried this and also this ran perfectly without errors as they said but when i try to reach classes still got the same problem so nothing changed.
How to add a JAR in NetBeans :
In this topic all of the replies explained types of libraries.That's not even related to my problem
How to use classes from .jar files? : I've tried to do explained in this reply also and I've transfered my jar file into a compiled .class extension file and this didn't solve my issue too.
I've just solved that problem with downloading part of the libraries from here.
All libraries need to contain three kind of jars ;
1 . Compiled files containing jar (with extension .class)
2 . Source files containing jar (with extension .java)
3 . Javadoc files containing jar (optional)
Open a project find libraries folder on ide right click and choose Add JAR/Folder specify the directory that contains the compiled files.After importing library hit right click over it and choose edit then specify the source files and javadoc files directories you are ready to roll.
I already imported the jar files in netbeans but my main java file still cannot find the methods. I am using netbeans 7.3.1 on Mac. Does anyone know how make it work?
Thank you,
I also had problem with importing classes from imported jar. It was so damn annoying...
There are couple solutions # web, (clear cache in user's AppData. or make sure to add jar's properly - by using "Add Jar/Folder..." option) but none of them worked for me.
What worked was new project and importing THE SAME (that's sad) jar files into it. So I had 2 project with exactly the same contents, but only one of them was working (compiling).
EDIT:
However, your problem is not related to mine. Root cause of your issue is the jar itself.
It contains class files in default package that is making them impossible to import.
Read here how to import class from default (unnamed) package.
hey guyes just keep your .jar files in the "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_45\jre\lib\ext" it will work definitely.I have tried all the other options but i finally copied my .jar files in above path and it worked.
I was about to report a but to Eclipse, but I was thinking to give this a chance here first:
If I add an external package, the application cannot find the referenced native library, except in the case specified at the below:
If my workspace consists of a single project, and I import an external package 'EX_package.jar' from a folder outside of the project folder, I can assign a folder to the native library location via:
mouse over package ->
right click ->
properties ->
Native Library ->
Enter your folder.
This does not work. In runtime the application does not load the library, System.mapLibraryName(Path) also does not work.
Further more, if I create a User Library, and add the package to it and define a folder for the native library it still does not.
If it works for you then I have a major bug since it does not work on my computer I test this in any combination I could think of, including adding the path to the windows PATH parameter, and so many other ways I can't even start to remember, nothing worked, I played with this for hours and had a colleague try to assist me, but we both came up empty.
Further more, if I have a main project that is dependent on few other projects in my workspace, and they all need to use the same 'EX_package.jar' I MUST supply a HARD COPY INTO EACH OF THEM, it will ONLY (I can't stress the ONLYNESS, I got freaked out by this) work if I have a hard copy of the package in ALL of the project folders that the main project has a dependency on, and ONLY if I configure the Native path in each of them!!
This also didn't do the trick.
please tell me there is a solution to this, this drives me nuts...
Update:
if anyone wants to try this for them selfs you can try to use JMF.jar and to refer to the native dlls, or the jmf.properties file, on my XP, I refer to the dll files and I don't need the jmf.properties file.
Thanks,
Adam Zehavi.
I missed the point that Eclipse does not export the native library.
here is a solution to what I was facing: Other answer