AddFilesDeflateComp.java

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 * Copyright 2010 Srikanth Reddy Lingala  
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package net.lingala.zip4j.examples.zip;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import net.lingala.zip4j.core.ZipFile;
import net.lingala.zip4j.exception.ZipException;
import net.lingala.zip4j.model.ZipParameters;
import net.lingala.zip4j.util.Zip4jConstants;

/**
 * Example showing addition of files to Zip File using deflate compression
 * 
 * @author Srikanth Reddy Lingala
 *
 */
public class AddFilesDeflateComp {
	
	public AddFilesDeflateComp() {
		try {
			// Initiate ZipFile object with the path/name of the zip file.
			// Zip file may not necessarily exist. If zip file exists, then 
			// all these files are added to the zip file. If zip file does not
			// exist, then a new zip file is created with the files mentioned
			ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile("c:\\ZipTest\\AddFilesDeflateComp.zip");
			
			// Build the list of files to be added in the array list
			// Objects of type File have to be added to the ArrayList
			ArrayList filesToAdd = new ArrayList();
			filesToAdd.add(new File("c:\\ZipTest\\sample.txt"));
			filesToAdd.add(new File("c:\\ZipTest\\myvideo.avi"));
			filesToAdd.add(new File("c:\\ZipTest\\mysong.mp3"));
			
			// Initiate Zip Parameters which define various properties such
			// as compression method, etc. More parameters are explained in other
			// examples
			ZipParameters parameters = new ZipParameters();
			parameters.setCompressionMethod(Zip4jConstants.COMP_DEFLATE); // set compression method to deflate compression
			
			// Set the compression level. This value has to be in between 0 to 9
			// Several predefined compression levels are available
			// DEFLATE_LEVEL_FASTEST - Lowest compression level but higher speed of compression
			// DEFLATE_LEVEL_FAST - Low compression level but higher speed of compression
			// DEFLATE_LEVEL_NORMAL - Optimal balance between compression level/speed
			// DEFLATE_LEVEL_MAXIMUM - High compression level with a compromise of speed
			// DEFLATE_LEVEL_ULTRA - Highest compression level but low speed
			parameters.setCompressionLevel(Zip4jConstants.DEFLATE_LEVEL_NORMAL); 
			
			// Now add files to the zip file
			// Note: To add a single file, the method addFile can be used
			// Note: If the zip file already exists and if this zip file is a split file
			// then this method throws an exception as Zip Format Specification does not 
			// allow updating split zip files
			zipFile.addFiles(filesToAdd, parameters);
		} catch (ZipException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} 
		
		
	}
	
	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		new AddFilesDeflateComp();
	}

}