java.util.jar
Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file
format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an
optional manifest file. The manifest stores meta-information about the
JAR file contents and is also used for signing JAR files.
Package Specification
The
java.util.jar package is based on the following specifications:
Interfaces
| Pack200.Packer |
The packer engine applies various transformations to the input JAR file,
making the pack stream highly compressible by a compressor such as
gzip or zip.
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| Pack200.Unpacker |
The unpacker engine converts the packed stream to a JAR file.
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Classes
| Attributes |
The Attributes class maps Manifest attribute names to associated string
values.
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| Attributes.Name |
The Attributes.Name class represents an attribute name stored in
this Map.
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| JarEntry |
This class is used to represent a JAR file entry.
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| JarFile |
The JarFile class is used to read the contents of a jar file
from any file that can be opened with java.io.RandomAccessFile.
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| JarInputStream |
The JarInputStream class is used to read the contents of
a JAR file from any input stream.
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| JarOutputStream |
The JarOutputStream class is used to write the contents
of a JAR file to any output stream.
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| Manifest |
The Manifest class is used to maintain Manifest entry names and their
associated Attributes.
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| Pack200 |
Transforms a JAR file to or from a packed stream in Pack200 format.
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Exceptions
| JarException |
Signals that an error of some sort has occurred while reading from
or writing to a JAR file.
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Developers