Extract source code from .jar file

Question

Is there a way to extract the source code from an executable .jar file (Java ME)?

Answer 1

Do the following on your linux box where java works (if u like the terminal way of doing things)

cd ~
mkdir decompiled_code && cd decompiled_code
wget https://bitbucket.org/mstrobel/procyon/downloads/procyon-decompiler-0.5.36.jar
java -jar procyon-decompiler-0.5.36.jar /Path/to/your/jar -o .

NOTE : as @Richard commented "this may be illegal depending on whether you own the copyright to the jar, the country you live in and your purpose for doing it."