Creating a File object out of the contents of jar/zip file

[kotauk]

Hi,
How to create a File object of .java file contained in jar/zip file.
For eample i have a zip like test.zip
It has a file mypack.today.MyProg.java

Give the jar file how to create File object of the MyProg.java.

Any pointers would be great help

thanxs
kota

 

[Fred Kleinschmidt]

Hi,
How to create a File object of .java file contained in jar/zip file.
For eample i have a zip like test.zip
It has a file mypack.today.MyProg.java

Give the jar file how to create File object of the MyProg.java.

Any pointers would be great help

thanxs
kota

jar -x filename jarname > retrieved_file

 

[kotauk]

Hi Fred,
I want to create java.io.File object programatically

thanks
kota

 

[kotauk]

Hi Fred,
I want to create java.io.File object programatically while reading
the jar using java.util.jar.JarFile


thanks
kota

 

[Thomas Fritsch]

I want to create java.io.File object programatically while reading
the jar using java.util.jar.JarFile

Read <http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/jar/JarFile.html>.
There is all you need to get an InputStream for reading a zip-entry of the
the jar. Open a FileOutputStream for the destination file. Then copy all
bytes from the InputStream to the FileOutputStream.

 

[Roedy Green]

I want to create java.io.File object programatically

new File( ... )
see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/file.html