Putting files within a zip folder into an array of strings by path

Question

First the user browses for the zip file containing their Java project using a JFileChooser which is limited to .zip extension only.

Then I want all the file paths to be stored as strings in an array.

Browse... button:

btnBrowse.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        int returnVal = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null);
        if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            File zip = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
            // This is where the I need help.
        }
    }
});

So my array will be like this:

[path\to\java\file, path\to\java\file, path\to\java\file, path\to\java\file]

Can someone help me out here?

Is there actually a problem with your code? You haven't mentioned one. — Dave Richardson, Apr 02 '13 at 12:56
You can start here - [ZipFile.entries](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/zip/ZipFile.html#entries()). — Perception, Apr 02 '13 at 13:00
@DaveRlz No it's not a problem, I'm just just wondering if people can help reach a solution for the intended task. — Ciphor, Apr 02 '13 at 13:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '13 at 13:13

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use this method to get list of selected files.

File[] zipFiles = fileChooser.getSelectedFiles();

and then

for (File file : zipFiles )
  {
      System.out.println(file .getAbsoluteFile()); // will print path
      // Add to array here
  }

answered Apr 02 '13 at 13:13

Jabir

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I don't think you understood what I wanted to achieve, this would just print the path of each zip file, I want to get the paths of the files WITHIN the zip file. – Ciphor Apr 02 '13 at 15:24
Look at following link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11468163/list-zip-direcotries-without-extracting-java – Jabir Apr 02 '13 at 15:58
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This[http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/8362] tutorial has a detailed explanation of how to handle zip files including listing files in it – Jabir Apr 02 '13 at 16:00
Great resource! I now have an ArrayList with all the file names in. So I'm very close to what I want but I'm finding it hard to explain :) – Ciphor Apr 02 '13 at 16:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 02 '13 at 13:33

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You might want to check the java.util.zip package out. It provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.

edited Apr 02 '13 at 13:33

sha1

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answered Apr 02 '13 at 12:57

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Putting files within a zip folder into an array of strings by path

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