Setting the Classpath
set CLASSPATH = /user/projects/classes java –classpath = CLASSPATH%;classes/classa.class;libs/stuff.jar |
The classpath is used by the java executable and the java compiler to find the compiled class files and any libraries packaged as JAR files required to run or compile a program. JAR files are the standard way of packaging libraries into a single file resource. The preceding phrase shows how the classpath can be set when executing a java program at the command line. By default, the classpath is obtained from the operating system CLASSPATH environment variable. In the phrase, a specific class, classfile.class, located in the classes directory, is appended to the classpath set by the environment variable. A library called ...
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