Running JAR file on Windows

Question

I have a JAR file named helloworld.jar. In order to run it, I\'m executing the following command in a command-line window:

Answer 1

There is way without requiring user to do changes on his PC. Runtime.getRuntime.exec() allows us to start cmd.exe and execute commands inside of it. So, it's possible for java program to run itself in command prompt when user clicks .jar file.

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    if(args.length == 0) {
        Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe /c start java -jar " + (new File(NameOfClass.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath())).getAbsolutePath() + " cmd");
    } else {
        //code to be executed
    }
}