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java.util.zip - ZipFile

java.util.zip - ZipFile Class

Introduction

The java.util.zip.ZipFile class is used to read entries from a zip file.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.zip.ZipFile class −

pubpc class ZipFile
   extends Object
      implements Closeable

Fields

Following are the fields for java.util.zip.ZipFile class −

static int CENATT

static int CENATX

static int CENCOM

static int CENCRC

static int CENDSK

static int CENEXT

static int CENFLG

static int CENHDR

static int CENHOW

static int CENLEN

static int CENNAM

static int CENOFF

static long CENSIG

static int CENSIZ

static int CENTIM

static int CENVEM

static int CENVER

static int ENDCOM

static int ENDHDR

static int ENDOFF

static long ENDSIG

static int ENDSIZ

static int ENDSUB

static int ENDTOT

static int EXTCRC

static int EXTHDR

static int EXTLEN

static long EXTSIG

static int EXTSIZ

static int LOCCRC

static int LOCEXT

static int LOCFLG

static int LOCHDR

static int LOCHOW

static int LOCLEN

static int LOCNAM

static long LOCSIG

static int LOCSIZ

static int LOCTIM

static int LOCVER

static int OPEN_DELETE − Mode flag to open a zip file and mark it for deletion.

static int OPEN_READ − Mode flag to open a zip file for reading.

Constructors

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	ZipFile(File file) Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified File object.
2	ZipFile(File file, Charset charset) Opens a ZIP file for reading given the specified File object.
3	ZipFile(File file, int mode) Opens a new ZipFile to read from the specified File object in the specified mode.
4	ZipFile(File file, int mode, Charset charset) Opens a new ZipFile to read from the specified File object in the specified mode.
5	ZipFile(String name) Opens a zip file for reading.
6	ZipFile(String name, Charset charset) Opens a zip file for reading.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	void close() Closes the ZIP file.
2	Returns an enumeration of the ZIP file entries.
3	String getComment() Returns the zip file comment, or null if none.
4	ZipEntry getEntry(String name) Returns the zip file entry for the specified name, or null if not found.
5	Returns an input stream for reading the contents of the specified zip file entry.
6	String getName() Returns the path name of the ZIP file.
7	int size() Returns the number of entries in the ZIP file.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

Java.lang.Object