java.util.jar

Class JarOutputStream

public class JarOutputStream extends ZipOutputStream

OutputStream for writing jar files. A special ZipOutputStream that can take JarEntries and can have a optional Manifest as first entry.

Constructor Summary
	JarOutputStream(OutputStream out) Creates a new JarOutputStream without a manifest entry.
	JarOutputStream(OutputStream out, Manifest man) Creates a new JarOutputStream with a manifest entry.

Method Summary
void	putNextEntry(ZipEntry entry) Prepares the JarOutputStream for writing the next entry.

Constructor Detail

public JarOutputStream(OutputStream out)

Creates a new JarOutputStream without a manifest entry.

Parameters: out the stream to create the new jar on

Throws: IOException if something unexpected happend

public JarOutputStream(OutputStream out, Manifest man)

Creates a new JarOutputStream with a manifest entry. The manifest will be the first entry in the jar.

Parameters: out the stream to create the new jar on man the manifest that should be put in the jar file or null for no manifest entry

Throws: IOException if something unexpected happend

public void putNextEntry(ZipEntry entry)

Prepares the JarOutputStream for writing the next entry. This implementation just calls super.putNextEntry().

Parameters: entry The information for the next entry

Throws: IOException when some unexpected I/O exception occurred