In this article, you learned how to use the Java APIs for the reading and writing of ZIP files available in the
package. As the ZIP file format is extremely popular and used quite commonly for its advantages of compression and ease of storage, being able to programmatically ZIP and UNZIP files presents a valuable facility to the Java developer. One can do such things as build applications that dynamically create ZIP files on an as needed basis from a specified set of files.
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