Java Platform 1.2

java.util.zip
Class ZipOutputStream

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.io.OutputStream
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        +--java.io.FilterOutputStream
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              +--java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream
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                    +--java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream
Direct Known Subclasses:
JarOutputStream

public class ZipOutputStream
extends DeflaterOutputStream
implements java.util.zip.ZipConstants

This class implements an output stream filter for writing files in the ZIP file format. Includes support for both compressed and uncompressed entries.


Field Summary
static int DEFLATED
          Compression method for compressed (DEFLATED) entries.
static int STORED
          Compression method for uncompressed (STORED) entries.
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream
buf, def
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterOutputStream
out
 
Constructor Summary
ZipOutputStream(OutputStream out)
          Creates a new ZIP output stream.
 
Method Summary
 void close()
          Closes the ZIP output stream as well as the stream being filtered.
 void closeEntry()
          Closes the current ZIP entry and positions the stream for writing the next entry.
 void finish()
          Finishes writing the contents of the ZIP output stream without closing the underlying stream.
 void putNextEntry(ZipEntry e)
          Begins writing a new ZIP file entry and positions the stream to the start of the entry data.
 void setComment(String comment)
          Sets the ZIP file comment.
 void setLevel(int level)
          Sets the compression level for subsequent entries which are DEFLATED.
 void setMethod(int method)
          Sets the default compression method for subsequent entries.
 void write(byte[] b, int off, int len)
          Writes an array of bytes to the current ZIP entry data.
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream
deflate, write
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterOutputStream
flush, write
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

STORED

public static final int STORED
Compression method for uncompressed (STORED) entries.

DEFLATED

public static final int DEFLATED
Compression method for compressed (DEFLATED) entries.
Constructor Detail

ZipOutputStream

public ZipOutputStream(OutputStream out)
Creates a new ZIP output stream.
Parameters:
out - the actual output stream
Method Detail

setComment

public void setComment(String comment)
Sets the ZIP file comment.
Parameters:
comment - the comment string
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the length of the specified ZIP file comment is greater than 0xFFFF bytes

setMethod

public void setMethod(int method)
Sets the default compression method for subsequent entries. This default will be used whenever the compression method is not specified for an individual ZIP file entry, and is initially set to DEFLATED.
Parameters:
method - the default compression method
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the specified compression method is invalid

setLevel

public void setLevel(int level)
Sets the compression level for subsequent entries which are DEFLATED. The default setting is DEFAULT_COMPRESSION.
Parameters:
level - the compression level (0-9)
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the compression level is invalid

putNextEntry

public void putNextEntry(ZipEntry e)
                  throws IOException
Begins writing a new ZIP file entry and positions the stream to the start of the entry data. Closes the current entry if still active. The default compression method will be used if no compression method was specified for the entry, and the current time will be used if the entry has no set modification time.
Parameters:
e - the ZIP entry to be written
Throws:
ZipException - if a ZIP format error has occurred
IOException - if an I/O error has occurred

closeEntry

public void closeEntry()
                throws IOException
Closes the current ZIP entry and positions the stream for writing the next entry.
Throws:
ZipException - if a ZIP format error has occurred
IOException - if an I/O error has occurred

write

public void write(byte[] b,
                  int off,
                  int len)
           throws IOException
Writes an array of bytes to the current ZIP entry data. This method will block until all the bytes are written.
Parameters:
b - the data to be written
off - the start offset in the data
len - the number of bytes that are written
Throws:
ZipException - if a ZIP file error has occurred
IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
Overrides:
write in class DeflaterOutputStream

finish

public void finish()
            throws IOException
Finishes writing the contents of the ZIP output stream without closing the underlying stream. Use this method when applying multiple filters in succession to the same output stream.
Throws:
ZipException - if a ZIP file error has occurred
IOException - if an I/O exception has occurred
Overrides:
finish in class DeflaterOutputStream

close

public void close()
           throws IOException
Closes the ZIP output stream as well as the stream being filtered.
Throws:
ZipException - if a ZIP file error has occurred
IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
Overrides:
close in class DeflaterOutputStream

Java Platform 1.2

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