Unicode C++

Find a ZIP Entry by EntryID Using EntryById

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This example demonstrates how to use the EntryById method to retrieve a ZIP entry using its unique EntryID.

Each ZipEntry object has an EntryID property that uniquely identifies the entry within the currently open ZIP object.

This is useful when:

• An application stores EntryID values for later use
• ZIP entries need to be retrieved without searching by filename
• Multiple entries may have similar names or paths

The example:

• Opens a ZIP archive
• Retrieves an entry using EntryAt
• Saves the entry's EntryID
• Uses EntryById to retrieve the same entry later

Unicode C++

#include <CkZipW.h>
#include <CkZipEntryW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Open an existing ZIP archive.
    CkZipW zip;

    success = zip.OpenZip(L"example.zip");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Retrieve the first entry in the ZIP archive.
    CkZipEntryW entry;

    success = zip.EntryAt(0,entry);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Original entry:\n");
    wprintf(L"  FileName: %s\n",entry.fileName());
    wprintf(L"  EntryID: %d\n",entry.get_EntryID());
    wprintf(L"\n");

    //  Save the EntryID for later use.
    int entryId = entry.get_EntryID();

    //  Create another ZipEntry object.
    CkZipEntryW entry2;

    //  Retrieve the same entry using EntryById.
    success = zip.EntryById(entryId,entry2);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Entry retrieved by EntryID:\n");
    wprintf(L"  FileName: %s\n",entry2.fileName());
    wprintf(L"  EntryID: %d\n",entry2.get_EntryID());
    wprintf(L"\n");

    //  The filenames and EntryID values should match.
    zip.CloseZip();

    wprintf(L"Done.\n");
    }