Open Zip File Using ZipFile Class Java Example

Open Zip File Using ZipFile Class Example This Java example shows how to open specified zip file using Java ZipFile class.

     
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
     
    public class OpenZipFile {
           
            public static void main(String args[])
            {
                     
                     try
                     {
                            /*
                             * To Open a zip file, use
                             *
                             * ZipFile(String fileName)
                             * constructor of the ZipFile class.
                             *
                             * This constructor throws IOException for any I/O error.
                             */
                            ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile("c:/FileIO/WebFiles.zip");
                           
                            /*
                             * Get the zip file name using,
                             *
                             * String getName()
                             * method of ZipFile class.
                             *
                             * This method returns path name of the zip file
                             */
                             System.out.println(zipFile.getName() + " Opened for reading!");
                             
                             /*
                              * close the opened zip file using,
                              * void close()
                              * method.
                              */
                             
                              zipFile.close();
                           
                     }
                     catch(IOException ioe)
                     {
                            System.out.println("Error opening zip file" + ioe);
                     }
            }
    }
     

Output of Above Java Program c:\FileIO\WebFiles.zip Opened for reading!