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.. _class_ZIPReader:

ZIPReader
=========

**Inherits:** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Allows reading the content of a zip file.

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Description
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This class implements a reader that can extract the content of individual files inside a zip archive.

::

    func read_zip_file():
        var reader := ZIPReader.new()
        var err := reader.open("user://archive.zip")
        if err != OK:
            return PackedByteArray()
        var res := reader.read_file("hello.txt")
        reader.close()
        return res

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Methods
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   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>`             | :ref:`close<class_ZIPReader_method_close>` **(** **)**                                                                                       |
   +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` | :ref:`get_files<class_ZIPReader_method_get_files>` **(** **)**                                                                               |
   +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>`             | :ref:`open<class_ZIPReader_method_open>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**                                                        |
   +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`PackedByteArray<class_PackedByteArray>`     | :ref:`read_file<class_ZIPReader_method_read_file>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` case_sensitive=true **)** |
   +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ZIPReader_method_close:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **close** **(** **)**

Closes the underlying resources used by this instance.

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.. _class_ZIPReader_method_get_files:

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:ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` **get_files** **(** **)**

Returns the list of names of all files in the loaded archive.

Must be called after :ref:`open<class_ZIPReader_method_open>`.

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.. _class_ZIPReader_method_open:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **open** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Opens the zip archive at the given ``path`` and reads its file index.

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.. _class_ZIPReader_method_read_file:

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:ref:`PackedByteArray<class_PackedByteArray>` **read_file** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` case_sensitive=true **)**

Loads the whole content of a file in the loaded zip archive into memory and returns it.

Must be called after :ref:`open<class_ZIPReader_method_open>`.

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