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Class java.util.zip.ZipFile

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.util.zip.ZipFile

public class ZipFile
extends Object
implements ZipConstants

This class can be used to read the contents of a ZIP file. It uses RandomAccessFile for quick access to ZIP file entries, and supports both compressed and uncompressed entries.

ZipFile(File): Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified File object.
ZipFile(String): Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified file name.

close(): Closes the ZIP file.
entries(): Returns an enumeration of the ZIP file entries.
getEntry(String): Returns the ZIP file entry for the given path name.
getInputStream(ZipEntry): Returns an input stream for reading the contents of the specified ZIP file entry.
getName(): Returns the path name of the ZIP file.

ZipFile

 public ZipFile(String name) throws IOException

Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified file name.

Parameters:: name - the name of the zip file
Throws: ZipException: if a ZIP format error has occurred
Throws: IOException: if an I/O error has occurred

ZipFile

 public ZipFile(File file) throws ZipException, IOException

Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified File object.

Parameters:: file - the ZIP file to be opened for reading
Throws: ZipException: if a ZIP error has occurred
Throws: IOException: if an I/O error has occurred

getEntry

 public ZipEntry getEntry(String name)

Returns the ZIP file entry for the given path name. Returns null if there is no entry corresponding to the given name.

Parameters:: name - the name of the entry
Returns:: the ZIP file entry

getInputStream

 public InputStream getInputStream(ZipEntry ze) throws IOException

Returns an input stream for reading the contents of the specified ZIP file entry.

Parameters:: ze - the zip file entry
Throws: ZipException: if a ZIP format error has occurred
Throws: IOException: if an I/O error has occurred

getName

 public String getName()

Returns the path name of the ZIP file.

entries

 public Enumeration entries()

Returns an enumeration of the ZIP file entries.

close

 public void close() throws IOException

Closes the ZIP file.

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