Class java.util.zip.ZipFile





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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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