Java

Add Binary Data to a ZIP Using AddBd

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This example demonstrates how to use the AddBd method to add binary data from a BinData object as a file entry within a ZIP archive.

The data is created entirely in memory, added to the ZIP as data/binary.dat, and then written to disk.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Zip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a new ZIP archive.
        Zip zip = new Zip();

        try {
            zip.newZip("inMemoryData.zip");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Create a BinData object containing binary content.
        BinData bd = new BinData();

        // Append some bytes as hexadecimal.
        // The decoded bytes will become the contents of the ZIP entry.
        try {
            bd.appendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F", "hex");

            // Add the BinData contents as a file entry within the ZIP.
            // The file will be stored as "data/binary.dat" inside the ZIP archive.
            zip.addBd("data/binary.dat", bd);

            // Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
            zip.writeZipAndClose();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("ZIP archive created successfully.");
    }
}