How to make an executable JAR file?

Question

I have a program which consists of two simple Java Swing files.

How do I make an executable JAR file for my program?

Answer 1

If you use maven, add the following to your pom.xml file:

    
    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-jar-plugin
    2.4
    
        
            
                com.path.to.YourMainClass
            
        
    

Then you can run mvn package. The jar file will be located under in the target directory.