React Native

Unzip a .zip Archive

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Demonstrates how to open a .zip archive and unzip. The Unzip method extracts the files and directories from a .zip archive and recreates the directory tree rooted at the directory path passed to Unzip. React Native

import { Zip } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const zip = new Zip();

  try {
    await zip.openZipAsync('my_files.zip');
  } catch {
    console.log(zip.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
  // Unzips to /my_files, re-creating the directory tree
  // from the .zip.
  const unzipCount = await zip.unzipAsync('/my_files');
  if (unzipCount < 0) {
    console.log(zip.lastErrorText);
  } else {
    console.log('Success!');
  }
}