Updating an XML file inside the executable JAR.

Hello all!
I would like to askk how can i update an XML file that is packaged inside my jar file?
For intstance:
I have a Java Application in NetBeans
Inside a package i have constructed a custom .xml file.
I can read from this file using
.....getClass().getResourceAsStream("/.../file.xml")and after that using XPath for querying and works fine.
I want to update an entry in my xml file so the jar contains now the newly updated file.
Thanks everyone who spends hit time to read this. Hope someone can help me.

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Thanks everyone who spends his time to read this. Hope someone can help me.

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