**Inheritance:**
java.lang.Object

**All Implemented Interfaces:**
[com.aspose.zip.IArchiveFileEntry](../../com.aspose.zip/iarchivefileentry)
```
public class TarEntry implements IArchiveFileEntry
```

Represents single file within tar archive.
## Methods

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [extract(OutputStream destination)](#extract-java.io.OutputStream-) | Extracts the entry to the stream provided. |
| [extract(String path)](#extract-java.lang.String-) | Extracts the entry to the filesystem by the path provided. |
| [getLength()](#getLength--) | Gets the length of the entry in bytes. |
| [getModificationTime()](#getModificationTime--) | Gets the modification time of the file or directory. |
| [getName()](#getName--) | Gets the name of the entry within the archive. |
| [getUncompressedSize()](#getUncompressedSize--) | Gets the size of an original file. |
| [isDirectory()](#isDirectory--) | Gets a value indicating whether the entry represents a directory. |
| [open()](#open--) | Opens the entry for extraction and provides a stream with entry content. |
| [setName(String value)](#setName-java.lang.String-) | Sets the name of the entry within the archive. |
### extract(OutputStream destination) {#extract-java.io.OutputStream-}
```
public final void extract(OutputStream destination)
```


Extracts the entry to the stream provided.

Extract an entry of tar archive.

```

``````

     try (TarArchive archive = new TarArchive("archive.tar")) {
         archive.getEntries().get_Item(0).extract(httpResponseStream);
     }
 
```



**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| destination | java.io.OutputStream | Destination stream. Must be writable. |

### extract(String path) {#extract-java.lang.String-}
```
public final File extract(String path)
```


Extracts the entry to the filesystem by the path provided.

```

``````

     try (TarArchive archive = new TarArchive("archive.tar")) {
         archive.getEntries().get_Item(0).extract("data.bin");
     }
 
```



**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| path | java.lang.String | the path to destination file. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten |

**Returns:**
java.io.File - the file info of the extracted file
### getLength() {#getLength--}
```
public final Long getLength()
```


Gets the length of the entry in bytes.

**Returns:**
java.lang.Long - the length of the entry in bytes
### getModificationTime() {#getModificationTime--}
```
public final Date getModificationTime()
```


Gets the modification time of the file or directory.

**Returns:**
java.util.Date - the modification time of the file or directory.
### getName() {#getName--}
```
public final String getName()
```


Gets the name of the entry within the archive.

**Returns:**
java.lang.String - the name of the entry within the archive
### getUncompressedSize() {#getUncompressedSize--}
```
public final long getUncompressedSize()
```


Gets the size of an original file.

Has the same value as `Length`([getLength](../../com.aspose.zip/tarentry\#getLength--))

**Returns:**
long - the size of an original file.
### isDirectory() {#isDirectory--}
```
public final boolean isDirectory()
```


Gets a value indicating whether the entry represents a directory.

**Returns:**
boolean - a value indicating whether the entry represents a directory
### open() {#open--}
```
public final InputStream open()
```


Opens the entry for extraction and provides a stream with entry content.


Usage:

```

``````

     InputStream decompressed = entry.open();
     byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
     int bytesRead;
     while (0 < (bytesRead = decompressed.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length))) {
         fileStream.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
     }
 
```

Read from the stream to get the original content of the file. See examples section.

**Returns:**
java.io.InputStream - the stream that represents the contents of the entry
### setName(String value) {#setName-java.lang.String-}
```
public final void setName(String value)
```


Sets the name of the entry within the archive.

**Parameters:**
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| value | java.lang.String | the name of the entry within the archive |