ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory Method
Definition
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Extracts all the files in the specified zip archive to a directory on the file system.
Overloads
| ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Encoding, Boolean) |
Extracts all of the files in the specified archive to a directory on the file system. |
| ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Encoding, Boolean) |
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system, uses the specified character encoding for entry names, and optionally allows choosing if the files in the destination directory should be overwritten. |
| ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Encoding) |
Extracts all the files in the specified zip archive to a directory on the file system and uses the specified character encoding for entry names. |
| ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Boolean) |
Extracts all of the files in the specified archive to a directory on the file system. |
| ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Boolean) |
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system, and optionally allows choosing if the files in the destination directory should be overwritten. |
| ExtractToDirectory(String, String) |
Extracts all the files in the specified zip archive to a directory on the file system. |
| ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String) |
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system. |
| ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Encoding) |
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system and uses the specified character encoding for entry names. |
ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Encoding, Boolean)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all of the files in the specified archive to a directory on the file system.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::String ^ sourceArchiveFileName, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, System::Text::Encoding ^ entryNameEncoding, bool overwriteFiles);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding? entryNameEncoding, bool overwriteFiles);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding entryNameEncoding, bool overwriteFiles);static member ExtractToDirectory : string * string * System.Text.Encoding * bool -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (sourceArchiveFileName As String, destinationDirectoryName As String, entryNameEncoding As Encoding, overwriteFiles As Boolean)Parameters
- sourceArchiveFileName
- String
The path on the file system to the archive that is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the destination directory on the file system.
- entryNameEncoding
- Encoding
The encoding to use when reading entry names in this ZipArchive.
- overwriteFiles
- Boolean
true to overwrite files; false otherwise.
Exceptions
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is a zero-length string, contains only whitespace, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
-or-
entryNameEncoding is set to a Unicode encoding other than UTF-8.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is null.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName specifies a path, a file name, or both that exceed the system-defined maximum length.
The path specified by sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
overwriteFiles is false and an archive entry to extract has the same name as a file that already exists in destinationDirectoryName.
-or-
An I/O error has occurred.
-or-
The name of a ZipArchiveEntry is zero-length, contains only whitespace, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
-or-
Extracting a ZipArchiveEntry would result in a file destination that is outside the destination directory (for example, because of parent directory accessors).
-or-
A ZipArchiveEntry has the same name as an already extracted entry from the same archive.
The caller does not have the required permission.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is in an invalid format.
sourceArchiveFileName was not found.
The archive specified by sourceArchiveFileName is not a valid ZipArchive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry has been compressed using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
If there is an error while extracting the archive, the archive will remain partially extracted.
Each entry will be extracted such that the extracted file has the same relative path to the destinationDirectoryName as the entry has to the archive.
The sourceArchiveFileName and destinationDirectoryName parameters accept both relative and absolute paths. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Encoding, Boolean)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system, uses the specified character encoding for entry names, and optionally allows choosing if the files in the destination directory should be overwritten.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::IO::Stream ^ source, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, System::Text::Encoding ^ entryNameEncoding, bool overwriteFiles);public static void ExtractToDirectory (System.IO.Stream source, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding? entryNameEncoding, bool overwriteFiles);static member ExtractToDirectory : System.IO.Stream * string * System.Text.Encoding * bool -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (source As Stream, destinationDirectoryName As String, entryNameEncoding As Encoding, overwriteFiles As Boolean)Parameters
- source
- Stream
The stream from which the zip archive is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
- entryNameEncoding
- Encoding
The encoding to use when reading or writing entry names in this archive. Specify a value for this parameter only when an encoding is required for interoperability with zip archive tools and libraries that do not support UTF-8 encoding for entry names.
- overwriteFiles
- Boolean
true to overwrite files; false otherwise.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName> is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
entryNameEncoding is set to a Unicode encoding other than UTF-8.
destinationDirectoryName or source is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
overwriteFiles is false and an archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName contains an invalid format.
The archive contained in the source stream is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories. The destination directory cannot already exist. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or the files in the zip archive contained in source parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive. If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Encoding)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files in the specified zip archive to a directory on the file system and uses the specified character encoding for entry names.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::String ^ sourceArchiveFileName, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, System::Text::Encoding ^ entryNameEncoding);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding entryNameEncoding);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding? entryNameEncoding);static member ExtractToDirectory : string * string * System.Text.Encoding -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (sourceArchiveFileName As String, destinationDirectoryName As String, entryNameEncoding As Encoding)Parameters
- sourceArchiveFileName
- String
The path to the archive that is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
- entryNameEncoding
- Encoding
The encoding to use when reading or writing entry names in this archive. Specify a value for this parameter only when an encoding is required for interoperability with zip archive tools and libraries that do not support UTF-8 encoding for entry names.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
entryNameEncoding is set to a Unicode encoding other than UTF-8.
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
An archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName contains an invalid format.
sourceArchiveFileName was not found.
The archive specified by sourceArchiveFileName is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories, if necessary. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive.
If entryNameEncoding is set to a value other than null, entry names are decoded according to the following rules:
- For entry names where the language encoding flag (in the general-purpose bit flag of the local file header) is not set, the entry names are decoded by using the specified encoding.
- For entries where the language encoding flag is set, the entry names are decoded by using UTF-8.
If entryNameEncoding is set to null, entry names are decoded according to the following rules:
- For entries where the language encoding flag (in the general-purpose bit flag of the local file header) is not set, entry names are decoded by using the current system default code page.
- For entries where the language encoding flag is set, the entry names are decoded by using UTF-8.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(String, String, Boolean)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all of the files in the specified archive to a directory on the file system.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::String ^ sourceArchiveFileName, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, bool overwriteFiles);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName, bool overwriteFiles);static member ExtractToDirectory : string * string * bool -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (sourceArchiveFileName As String, destinationDirectoryName As String, overwriteFiles As Boolean)Parameters
- sourceArchiveFileName
- String
The path on the file system to the archive that is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the destination directory on the file system.
- overwriteFiles
- Boolean
true to overwrite files; false otherwise.
Exceptions
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is a zero-length string, contains only whitespace, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is null.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName specifies a path, a file name, or both that exceed the system-defined maximum length.
The path specified by sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
overwriteFiles is false and destinationDirectoryName already contains a file with the same name as a file that's being extracted.
-or-
An I/O error has occurred.
-or-
The name of a ZipArchiveEntry is zero-length, contains only whitespace, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
-or-
Extracting a ZipArchiveEntry would result in a file destination that is outside the destination directory (for example, because of parent directory accessors).
-or-
A ZipArchiveEntry has the same name as an entry from the same archive that's already been extracted.
The caller does not have the required permission.
sourceArchiveFileName or destinationDirectoryName is in an invalid format.
sourceArchiveFileName was not found.
The archive specified by sourceArchiveFileName is not a valid ZipArchive.
-or-
A ZipArchiveEntry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
A ZipArchiveEntry has been compressed using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
If there is an error while extracting the archive, the archive will remain partially extracted.
Each entry will be extracted such that the extracted file has the same relative path to the destinationDirectoryName as the entry has to the archive.
The sourceArchiveFileName and destinationDirectoryName parameters accept both relative and absolute paths. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Boolean)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system, and optionally allows choosing if the files in the destination directory should be overwritten.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::IO::Stream ^ source, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, bool overwriteFiles);public static void ExtractToDirectory (System.IO.Stream source, string destinationDirectoryName, bool overwriteFiles);static member ExtractToDirectory : System.IO.Stream * string * bool -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (source As Stream, destinationDirectoryName As String, overwriteFiles As Boolean)Parameters
- source
- Stream
The stream from which the zip archive is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
- overwriteFiles
- Boolean
true to overwrite files; false otherwise.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName> is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
destinationDirectoryName or source is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
overwriteFiles is false and an archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName contains an invalid format.
The archive contained in the source stream is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories. The destination directory cannot already exist. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or the files in the zip archive contained in source parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive. If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(String, String)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files in the specified zip archive to a directory on the file system.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::String ^ sourceArchiveFileName, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName);public static void ExtractToDirectory (string sourceArchiveFileName, string destinationDirectoryName);static member ExtractToDirectory : string * string -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (sourceArchiveFileName As String, destinationDirectoryName As String)Parameters
- sourceArchiveFileName
- String
The path to the archive that is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
An archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName contains an invalid format.
sourceArchiveFileName was not found.
The archive specified by sourceArchiveFileName is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Examples
This example shows how to create and extract a zip archive by using the ZipFile class. It compresses the contents of a folder into a zip archive and extracts that content to a new folder. To use the ZipFile class, you must reference the System.IO.Compression.FileSystem assembly in your project.
using System;
using System.IO.Compression;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string startPath = @".\start";
string zipPath = @".\result.zip";
string extractPath = @".\extract";
ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath);
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath);
}
}
open System.IO.Compression
let startPath = @".\start"
let zipPath = @".\result.zip"
let extractPath = @".\extract"
ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath)
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath)
Imports System.IO.Compression
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim startPath As String = ".\start"
Dim zipPath As String = ".\result.zip"
Dim extractPath As String = ".\extract"
ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath)
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath)
End Sub
End Module
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories. The destination directory cannot already exist. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or sourceArchiveFileName parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::IO::Stream ^ source, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName);public static void ExtractToDirectory (System.IO.Stream source, string destinationDirectoryName);static member ExtractToDirectory : System.IO.Stream * string -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (source As Stream, destinationDirectoryName As String)Parameters
- source
- Stream
The stream from which the zip archive is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName> is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
destinationDirectoryName or source is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
An archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName contains an invalid format.
The archive contained in the source stream is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories. The destination directory cannot already exist. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or the files in the zip archive contained in source parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive. If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
ExtractToDirectory(Stream, String, Encoding)
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
- Source:
- ZipFile.Extract.cs
Extracts all the files from the zip archive stored in the specified stream and places them in the specified destination directory on the file system and uses the specified character encoding for entry names.
public:
static void ExtractToDirectory(System::IO::Stream ^ source, System::String ^ destinationDirectoryName, System::Text::Encoding ^ entryNameEncoding);public static void ExtractToDirectory (System.IO.Stream source, string destinationDirectoryName, System.Text.Encoding? entryNameEncoding);static member ExtractToDirectory : System.IO.Stream * string * System.Text.Encoding -> unitPublic Shared Sub ExtractToDirectory (source As Stream, destinationDirectoryName As String, entryNameEncoding As Encoding)Parameters
- source
- Stream
The stream from which the zip archive is to be extracted.
- destinationDirectoryName
- String
The path to the directory in which to place the extracted files, specified as a relative or absolute path. A relative path is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.
- entryNameEncoding
- Encoding
The encoding to use when reading or writing entry names in this archive. Specify a value for this parameter only when an encoding is required for interoperability with zip archive tools and libraries that do not support UTF-8 encoding for entry names.
Exceptions
destinationDirectoryName> is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
entryNameEncoding is set to a Unicode encoding other than UTF-8.
destinationDirectoryName or source is null.
The specified path in destinationDirectoryName exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
The name of an entry in the archive is Empty, contains only white space, or contains at least one invalid character.
-or-
Extracting an archive entry would create a file that is outside the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName. (For example, this might happen if the entry name contains parent directory accessors.)
-or-
An archive entry to extract has the same name as an entry that has already been extracted or that exists in destinationDirectoryName.
The caller does not have the required permission to access the archive or the destination directory.
destinationDirectoryName contains an invalid format.
The archive contained in the source stream is not a valid zip archive.
-or-
An archive entry was not found or was corrupt.
-or-
An archive entry was compressed by using a compression method that is not supported.
Remarks
This method creates the specified directory and all subdirectories. The destination directory cannot already exist. Exceptions related to validating the paths in the destinationDirectoryName or the files in the zip archive contained in source parameters are thrown before extraction. Otherwise, if an error occurs during extraction, the archive remains partially extracted. Each extracted file has the same relative path to the directory specified by destinationDirectoryName as its source entry has to the root of the archive. If a file to be archived has an invalid last modified time, the first date and time representable in the Zip timestamp format (midnight on January 1, 1980) will be used.
Applies to
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