# addJavaAppWithJar

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Java](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java.md)
- Version: `13.6.0-preview.1.26478.8`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/tree/f4c27f2d43ddc1cacd0dd083b30d1fea1cee7a62)

Adds a Java application that runs a prebuilt JAR with `java -jar`.

## Definition

```typescript
interface IDistributedApplicationBuilder {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addJavaAppWithJar(
    name: string,
    appDirectory: string,
    jarPath: string,
    args: string[]): JavaAppResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `appDirectory` (`string`)
- `jarPath` (`string`)
- `args` (`string[]`)

## Returns

[JavaAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javaappresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [IDistributedApplicationBuilder](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/idistributedapplicationbuilder.md)