(C++) Find ZIP Entries Matching a Wildcard Pattern Using EntryMatching

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This example demonstrates how to use the EntryMatching method to find ZIP entries whose stored paths match a wildcard pattern.

The wildcard character * matches zero or more characters. The comparison is performed against the full stored path within the ZIP archive.

This method is useful for:

• Finding files having a particular extension
• Locating files within specific subdirectories
• Searching ZIP archives without manually iterating through every entry

Suppose the ZIP archive contains:

docs/
docs/readme.txt
docs/manual.pdf
images/logo.png
images/banner.jpg
data/config/settings.json

Notice that the ZIP archive contains an explicit directory entry named docs/. ZIP archives may optionally contain separate directory entries in addition to file entries.

When searching with the pattern docs/*, the first matching entry could therefore be the directory entry docs/ rather than a file contained within that directory.

The example searches for:

• The first .png file
• The first entry beneath the docs directory
• The first JSON file anywhere within the ZIP archive

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    success = false;

    // Open an existing ZIP archive.
    CkZip zip;

    success = zip.OpenZip("example.zip");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkZipEntry entry;

    // ------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first .png file in the ZIP archive.

    success = zip.EntryMatching("*.png",entry);

    if (success == true) {
        std::cout << "Found PNG file:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "  " << entry.fileName() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "" << "\r\n";
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first entry beneath the docs directory.
    // 
    // Note: ZIP archives may optionally contain explicit directory
    // entries such as "docs/" in addition to file entries.
    // Therefore, the first matching entry could be the directory
    // itself rather than a file contained within the directory.

    success = zip.EntryMatching("docs/*",entry);

    if (success == true) {
        std::cout << "First matching docs entry:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "  " << entry.fileName() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "  IsDirectory = " << entry.get_IsDirectory() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "" << "\r\n";
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first JSON file anywhere in the ZIP archive.

    success = zip.EntryMatching("*.json",entry);

    if (success == true) {
        std::cout << "Found JSON file:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "  " << entry.fileName() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "" << "\r\n";
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------
    // The matching is performed against the full stored ZIP path.
    // For example:
    // 
    //     docs/readme.txt
    //     images/logo.png
    //     data/config/settings.json
    // 
    // The wildcard '*' matches zero or more characters.

    zip.CloseZip();

    std::cout << "Done." << "\r\n";
    }