Here you can find the source of getClassPath(Object obj, boolean bOnlyPath)
public static String getClassPath(Object obj, boolean bOnlyPath)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w. j a va 2 s . c om * JClassPathHelper.java * * Created on 5. Mai 2005, 21:15 * * Copyright (C) 5. Mai 2005 <Reiner> * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA */ import java.net.URL; import java.io.File; public class Main { public static String getClassPath(Object obj, boolean bOnlyPath) { String path = null; if (obj != null) { String className = obj.getClass().getName(); int index = className.lastIndexOf("."); if (index >= 0) className = className.substring(index + 1, className.length()); URL url = obj.getClass().getResource(className + ".class"); if (url != null) { try { String str = url.toString(); int endJar = str.indexOf("!/"); if (endJar >= 0) { String prefix = "jar:"; url = new URL( str.substring(prefix.length(), endJar)); } File file = new File(url.toURI()); str = file.getAbsolutePath(); if (bOnlyPath) { if ((index = str.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar)) >= 0) path = str.substring(0, index); else path = str; // ??? } else path = str; } catch (Exception ex) { } } } return path; } }