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| Chapter 18 The java.util.zip Package |

# ZipEntry

## Name

ZipEntry

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.util.zip.ZipEntry`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.Object`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  New as of JDK 1.1

## Description

The `ZipEntry` class represents a single entry in a ZIP file, which is either a compressed file or an uncompressed file. `ZipEntry` provides methods that set and retrieve various pieces of information about an entry.

When you are reading a ZIP file, you use `ZipInputStream.getNextEntry()` to return the next entry in the file. Then you can retrieve information about that particular entry. You can also read the entries in a ZIP file in a nonsequential order using the `ZipFile` class.

When you are writing a ZIP file, you use `ZipOutputStream.putNextEntry()` to write an entry, and you must create your own `ZipEntry` objects. If you are storing compressed (deflated) files, you need only specify a name for the `ZipEntry` ; the other fields are filled in automatically. If, however, you are placing uncompressed entries, you need to specify the size of each entry and provide a CRC-32 checksum value.

## Class Summary

    public class java.util.zip.ZipEntry extends java.lang.Object {
      // Constants
      public static final int DEFLATED;
      public static final int STORED;
      // Constructors
      public ZipEntry(String name);
      // Instance Methods
      public String getComment();
      public long getCompressedSize();
      public long getCrc();
      public byte[] getExtra();
      public int getMethod();
      public String getName();
      public long getSize();
      public long getTime();
      public boolean isDirectory();
      public void setComment(String comment);
      public void setCrc(long crc);
      public void setExtra(byte[] extra);
      public void setMethod(int method);
      public void setSize(long size);
      public void setTime(long time);
      public String toString();
    }

## Constants

### DEFLATED

#### public static final int DEFLATED

Description

  A constant that represents an entry that is stored using the deflate algorithm.

### STORED

#### public static final int STORED

Description

  A constant that represents an entry that is stored verbatim; in other words, with no compression applied.

## Constructors

### ZipEntry

#### public ZipEntry(String name)

Parameters

  `name`

    The name of the entry.

Throws

  `NullPointerException`

    If `name` is `null`.

  `IllegalArgumentException`

    If `name` is longer than `0xFFFF` bytes.

Description

  This constructor creates a `ZipEntry` with the given name.

## Instance Methods

### getComment

#### public String getComment()

Returns

  The comment of this entry or `null` if one has not been specified.

Description

  This method returns the comment string for this `ZipEntry`.

### getCompressedSize

#### public long getCompressedSize()

Returns

  The compressed size of this entry or `-1` is the compressed size is not known.

Description

  This method returns the compressed size of this `ZipEntry`.

### getCrc

#### public long getCrc()

Returns

  The checksum value for this entry.

Description

  This method returns the CRC-32 checksum value for this `ZipEntry`.

### getExtra

#### public byte[] getExtra()

Returns

  The extra field data for this entry or `null` if there is none.

Description

  This method returns the bytes in the extra field data for this `ZipEntry`.

### getMethod

#### public int getMethod()

Returns

  The compression method of this entry or `-1` if it has not been specified.

Description

  This method returns the compression method of this `ZipEntry`. Valid values are `DEFLATED` and `STORED`.

### getName

#### public String getName()

Returns

  The name of this entry.

Description

  This method returns the string name of this `ZipEntry`.

### getSize

#### public long getSize()

Returns

  The uncompressed size of this entry or `-1` if the uncompressed size is not known.

Description

  This method returns the uncompressed size of this `ZipEntry`.

### getTime

#### public long getTime()

Returns

  The modification date of this entry.

Description

  This method returns the modification date of this `ZipEntry` as the number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT.

### isDirectory

#### public boolean isDirectory()

Returns

  A `boolean` value that indicates whether or not this entry is a directory.

Description

  This method returns `true` if this `ZipEntry` represents a directory.

### setComment

#### public void setComment(String comment)

Parameters

  `comment`

    The new comment string.

Throws

  `IllegalArgumentException`

    If `comment` is longer than `0xFFFF` bytes.

Description

  This method sets the comment string of this `ZipEntry`.

### setCrc

#### public void setCrc(long crc)

Parameters

  `crc`

    The new checksum value.

Description

  This method sets the CRC-32 checksum value for this `ZipEntry`.

### setExtra

#### public void setExtra(byte[] extra)

Parameters

  `extra`

    The extra field data.

Throws

  `IllegalArgumentException`

    If `extra` is longer than `0xFFFF` bytes.

Description

  This method sets the extra field data for this `ZipEntry`.

### setMethod

#### public void setMethod(int method)

Parameters

  `method`

    The new compression method.

Throws

  `IllegalArgumentException`

    If `method` is not `DEFLATED` or `STORED`.

Description

  This method sets the compression method of this `ZipEntry`. This corresponds to the compression level of `Deflater`.

### setSize

#### public void setSize(long size)

Parameters

  `size`

    The new uncompressed entry size.

Throws

  `IllegalArgumentException`

    If `size` is less than 0 or greater than `0xFFFFFFFF` bytes.

Description

  This method sets the uncompressed size of this `ZipEntry`.

### setTime

#### public void setTime(long time)

Parameters

  `time`

    The new modification date, expressed as the number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT.

Description

  This method sets the modification date of this `ZipEntry`.

### toString

#### public String toString()

Returns

  A string representation of this object.

Overrides

  `Object.toString()`

Description

  This method returns the name of this `ZipEntry`.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`clone()` | `Object` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`finalize()` | `Object` | `getClass()` | `Object`
`hashCode()` | `Object` | `notify()` | `Object`
`notifyAll()` | `Object` | `wait()` | `Object`
`wait(long)` | `Object` | `wait(long, int)` | `Object`

## See Also

`Deflater`, `IllegalArgumentException`, `Inflater`, `NullPointerException`, `ZipInputStream`, `ZipOutputStream`

InflaterInputStream |  | ZipException