Uses of Class java.util.jar.JarEntry (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.util.jar.JarEntry

- Packages that use JarEntry
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
  java.util.jar | 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.

- - ### Uses of JarEntry in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return JarEntry
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `JarEntry` | JarURLConnection.`getJarEntry()` Return the JAR entry object for this connection, if any.

  - ### Uses of JarEntry in java.util.jar

    Methods in java.util.jar that return JarEntry
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `JarEntry` | JarFile.`getJarEntry(String name)` Returns the `JarEntry` for the given entry name or `null` if not found.
    `JarEntry` | JarInputStream.`getNextJarEntry()` Reads the next JAR file entry and positions the stream at the beginning of the entry data.

    Methods in java.util.jar that return types with arguments of type JarEntry
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Enumeration<JarEntry>` | JarFile.`entries()` Returns an enumeration of the zip file entries.
    `Stream<JarEntry>` | JarFile.`stream()`

    Constructors in java.util.jar with parameters of type JarEntry
    Constructor and Description
    `JarEntry(JarEntry je)` Creates a new `JarEntry` with fields taken from the specified `JarEntry` object.

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