[Chapter 31] The java.util.zip Package
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Thu Jul 31 16:36:24 1997

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| Chapter 31 |

# 31. The java.util.zip Package

Contents:
java.util.zip.CheckedInputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.CheckedOutputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.Checksum (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.CRC32 (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.DataFormatException (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.Deflater (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.Inflater (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.ZipEntry (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.ZipException (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.ZipFile (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.ZipInputStream (JDK 1.1)
java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream (JDK 1.1)

The `java.util.zip` package contains classes for data compression and decompression. It is new in Java 1.1. Figure 31.1 shows the class hierarchy of the package.

The `Deflater` and `Inflater` classes perform data compression and decompression. `DeflaterOutputStream` and `InflaterInputStream` apply that functionality to byte streams; the subclasses of these streams implement both the GZIP and ZIP compression formats. The `Adler32` and `CRC32` classes implement the `Checksum` interface and compute the checksums required for data compression.

#### Figure 31.1: The java.util.zip package

## 31.1 java.util.zip.Adler32 (JDK 1.1)

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This class implements the `Checksum` interface and computes a checksum on a stream of data using the Adler-32 algorithm. This algorithm is significantly faster than the CRC-32 algorithm and is almost as reliable.

The `CheckedInputStream` and `CheckedOutputStream` classes provide a higher-level interface to computing checksums on streams of data.

    public class Adler32 extends Object implements Checksum {
        // Default Constructor: public Adler32()
        // Public Instance Methods
                public long getValue();  // From Checksum
                public void reset();  // From Checksum
                public void update(int b);  // From Checksum
                public native void update(byte[] b, int off, int len);  // From Checksum
                public void update(byte[] b);
    }

java.util.Vector (JDK 1.0) |  | java.util.zip.CheckedInputStream (JDK 1.1)