/** * * Gets the Source Jar File Location for the given Class, * Useful to troubleshoot Class Related Exceptions/Errors. * @param className * @return */ public String getClassSourceJar(String className) { Class namedClass = null; String classSrcJarLocation = null; try { namedClass = Class.forName(className); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { throw new RuntimeException("The Requested Class is Not Found "+className); } CodeSource src = null; if(namedClass!=null) { src = namedClass.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource(); if(src!=null) { URL jar = src.getLocation(); if(jar!=null) { classSrcJarLocation = jar.toString(); } } } return classSrcJarLocation; }
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