(C++) List Files in Zip using FirstEntry/NextEntry

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files and directories in a zip archive using the FirstEntry and NextEntry functions.

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#include <CkZip.h>
#include <CkZipEntry.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkZip zip;

    bool success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkZipEntry *entry = zip.FirstEntry();
    if (zip.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << "This zip archive is empty." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    bool finished = false;
    while (finished == false) {

        if (entry->get_IsDirectory() == false) {
            std::cout << entry->fileName() << "\r\n";
        }
        else {
            std::cout << "(directory) " << entry->fileName() << "\r\n";
        }

        CkZipEntry *next = entry->NextEntry();
        if (entry->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
            finished = true;
        }

        delete entry;
        entry = next;
    }

    // Sample output showing both file and directory entries:

    // a1.xml
    // b1.xml
    // c1.xml
    // (directory) dir1/
    // dir1/a2.xml
    // dir1/c2.xml
    // (directory) dir2/
    // (directory) dir2/dir3/
    // dir2/dir3/c3.xml
    }