Java Jar File
In Java, JAR (Java ARchive) is a platform-independent file format that allows you to bundle a Java applet and its requisite components (.class files, images and sounds) into a single JAR file. It supports compression, which reduces the file size, and improves the download time. The java.util.jar package 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. This file is located in the path META-INF/MANIFEST.MF. The entries in the manifest file determine how the JAR file will be used.
Here the class summary defined in the java.util.jar package is shown in
the table:
Class
|
Description |
|
Attributes |
The Attributes class maps
Manifest attribute names to associated string values. |
|
Attributes.Name |
This class represents an
attribute name stored in this Map. |
|
JarEntry |
This class is used to represent
a JAR file entry. |
|
JarFile |
This class is used to read the
contents of a JAR file from any file that can be opened with |
|
JarInputStream |
The |
|
JarOutputStream |
The |
|
Manifest |
The Manifest class is used to
maintain Manifest entry names and their associated Attributes. |
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