Java

Transition from Zip.AppendNewDir to Zip.AddEmpty

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated AppendNewDir method calls with AddEmpty. Java

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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    //  ...
    //  ...
    String pathInZip = "exampleDir";

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The AppendNewDir method is deprecated:

    CkZipEntry entryObj = zip.AppendNewDir(pathInZip);
    if (zip.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  ...
    //  ...

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Do the equivalent using AddEmpty.

    //  Indicate the newly appended entry is a directory entry.
    boolean isDir = true;

    //  Instead of returning the zip entry object, we just return success/failure.
    success = zip.AddEmpty(isDir,pathInZip);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Do the following if you need the zip entry object for what was just appended.
    //  The newly appended entry is the last one.
    CkZipEntry ze = new CkZipEntry();
    int index = zip.get_NumEntries() - 1;
    zip.EntryAt(index,ze);
  }
}