Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Unzip Selected Files from a Zip Archive

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files contained within a .zip and unzip specific files. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Zip;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ZipEntry;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Zip zip = new Zip();

        try {
            zip.openZip("my_files.zip");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        String unzipDir = "/temp/unzipDir";

        // Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
        int n = zip.getNumEntries();

        ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry();

        int i = 0;
        while (i < n) {
            zip.entryAt(i, entry);
            if (!entry.getIsDirectory()) {
                // (the filename may include a path)
                System.out.println(entry.getFileName());

                // Your application may choose to unzip this entry
                // based on the filename.
                // If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
                try {
                    entry.extract(unzipDir);
                } catch (ChilkatException e) {
                    System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
                    return;
                }
            }

            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}