(VB.NET) Transition from ZipEntry.NextEntry to ZipEntry.GetNext

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated NextEntry method calls with GetNext.

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

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' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The NextEntry method is deprecated.
' See below or code showing how to rewrite using EntryAt/GetNext

Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

Dim success As Boolean = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim entry As Chilkat.ZipEntry = zip.FirstEntry()
If (zip.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("This zip archive is empty.")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim finished As Boolean = False
While finished = False

    If (entry.IsDirectory = False) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(entry.FileName)
    Else
        Debug.WriteLine("(directory) " & entry.FileName)
    End If

    Dim next As Chilkat.ZipEntry = entry.NextEntry()
    If (entry.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
        finished = True
    End If


    entry = next
End While

zip.CloseZip()

Debug.WriteLine("----")


' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Do the equivalent using EntryAt/GetNext.

success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip")

Dim ze As New Chilkat.ZipEntry
zip.EntryAt(0,ze)

Dim entryValid As Boolean = True
While entryValid = True

    If (ze.IsDirectory = False) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(ze.FileName)
    Else
        Debug.WriteLine("(directory) " & ze.FileName)
    End If


    entryValid = ze.GetNext()
End While

zip.CloseZip()