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Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 8
compact1, compact2, compact3
java.util.jar

Class JarInputStream

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable


    public class JarInputStream
    extends ZipInputStream
    The JarInputStream class is used to read the contents of a JAR file from any input stream. It extends the class java.util.zip.ZipInputStream with support for reading an optional Manifest entry. The Manifest can be used to store meta-information about the JAR file and its entries.
    Since:
    1.2
    See Also:
    Manifest, ZipInputStream
Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 8

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