Can values defined in MANIFEST.MF be accessed programmatically?

Question

Can I access the values defined in a java manifest from code?

Answer 1

Try com.jcabi.manifests.Manifests utility class from jcabi-manifests. Using this class you can read all available MANIFEST.MF files with one liner:

String name = Manifests.read("Foo-Name");

Also, see this article: http://www.yegor256.com/2014/07/03/how-to-read-manifest-mf.html