public static String getClassLocation(Class<?> c) {
            String classLocation = "";
            URL pathURL = c.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation();
            try {
                classLocation = URLDecoder.decode(pathURL.getFile().substring(1).replace('/', File.separatorChar), Charset.defaultCharset().name()); //(1)
            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
            return classLocation;
        }