(Delphi DLL) Transition from Zip.GetEntryByID to Zip.EntryById

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetEntryByID method calls with EntryById.

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

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, ZipEntry, Zip;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
zip: HCkZip;
id: Integer;
entryObj: HCkZipEntry;
ze: HCkZipEntry;
success: Boolean;

begin
zip := CkZip_Create();

// ...
// ...
id := 123;

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The GetEntryByID method is deprecated:

entryObj := CkZip_GetEntryByID(zip,id);
if (CkZip_getLastMethodSuccess(zip) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkZipEntry_Dispose(entryObj);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using EntryById.
// Your application creates a new, empty ZipEntry object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

ze := CkZipEntry_Create();
success := CkZip_EntryById(zip,id,ze);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

CkZip_Dispose(zip);
CkZipEntry_Dispose(ze);

end;