Re-compile a Java Class from Jar

Question

I have an executable jar that has one class file with a wrong value. I requested that file from the author and corrected the value.

Now I want to compile it and add

Answer 1

You will want to compile your file like so:

javac -classpath C:\folder\where\jar\is\the_jar_file.jar file.java

per the javac usage instructions:

C:\Console2>javac -help
Usage: javac