(Java) Modify Name of File Stored within Zip when Creating a .zip

Demonstrates how to create a zip where the filename within the .zip is different than the filename that was added from the filesystem.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

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

    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    // Intialize the zip object by calling NewZip.
    boolean success = zip.NewZip("myZip.zip");

    // Add a reference to a file on disk to the zip object.
    // (When appending files to a zip, the files are not actually
    // read into memory.  References to the file(s) are added.
    // When WriteZip is called, the referenced files are streamed in
    // and compressed to the .zip.)
    boolean saveExtraPath = false;
    success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("/temp/a/hamlet.xml",saveExtraPath);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The zip object references a single file.
    // Retrieve the entry object...
    CkZipEntry entry;
    entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(0);

    // Set the entry's filename to anything you want:
    entry.put_FileName("somethingElse.xml");

    // Note: Internally, the zip component retains the name of
    // the file referenced.  The current setting of the zip entry's
    // FileName property is stored in the .zip when writing.

    // The zip written here will contain somethingElse.xml
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        }
    else {
        System.out.println("Zip created!");
        }
  }
}