Find where java class is loaded from

Question

Does anyone know how to programmaticly find out where the java classloader actually loads the class from?

I often work on large projects where the classpath gets v

Answer 1

This approach works for both files and jars:

Class clazz = Class.forName(nameOfClassYouWant);

URL resourceUrl = clazz.getResource("/" + clazz.getCanonicalName().replace(".", "/") + ".class");
InputStream classStream = resourceUrl.openStream(); // load the bytecode, if you wish