Java ZipEntry getCreationTime() function with examples
Last Updated :
06 Mar, 2019
The getCreationTime() function is a part of java.util.zip package. The function returns the Creation Time of a specific ZipEntry or null if the creation time is not specified.
The function returns FileTime Object, which represents the creation time of the ZipEntry .
Function Signature :
public FileTime getCreationTime()
Syntax :
zip_entry.getCreationTime();
Parameters :No parameter is required for this function.
Return value :The function returns FileTime Object, which represents the creation time of the ZipEntry .
Exceptions :The function does not throw any exception.
Below programs illustrates the use of getCreationTime() function
Example 1: We will create a file named zip_file and get the zip file entry using getEntry() function and then get the CreationTime of the specified ZipEntry.”file.zip” is a zip file present in f: directory. we will take a “.zip” file as ZipEntry
import java.util.zip.*;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.attribute.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
ZipFile zip_file = new ZipFile( "f:\\file1.zip" );
ZipEntry entry = zip_file.getEntry( "file.zip" );
FileTime input = entry.getCreationTime();
System.out.println( "CreationTime : " + input.toString());
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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Output:
CreationTime : 2019-02-21T21:09:35.688822Z
Example 2: We will create a file named zip_file and get the zip file entry using getEntry() function and then get the CreationTime of the specified ZipEntry.”file.zip” is a zip file present in f: directory. we will take a “.cpp” file as ZipEntry
import java.util.zip.*;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.attribute.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
ZipFile zip_file = new ZipFile( "f:\\file1.zip" );
ZipEntry entry = zip_file.getEntry( "file1.cpp" );
FileTime input = entry.getCreationTime();
System.out.println( "CreationTime : " + input.toString());
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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Output:
CreationTime : 2018-12-07T13:11:25.357749Z
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/zip/ZipEntry.html#getCreationTime–
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