CreateEntries

XarArchive.CreateEntries method (1 of 2)

Adds to the archive all the files and directories recursively in the directory given.

public XarArchive CreateEntries(string sourceDirectory, bool includeRootDirectory = true, 
    XarCompressionSettings compressionSettings = null)

Parameter	Type	Description
sourceDirectory	String	Directory to compress.
compressionSettings	Boolean	The compression settings used for added XarEntry items.
includeRootDirectory	XarCompressionSettings	Indicates whether to include the root directory itself or not.

Return Value

Xar entry instance.

Exceptions

exception	condition
ArgumentNullException	sourceDirectory is null.
SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission to access sourceDirectory.
ArgumentException	sourceDirectory contains invalid characters such as “, <, >, or |.
PathTooLongException	The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. The specified path, file name, or both are too long.
IOException	sourceDirectory stands for a file, not for a directory.

Examples

using (FileStream xarFile = File.Open("archive.xar", FileMode.Create))
{
    using (var archive = new XarArchive())
    {
        archive.CreateEntries(@"C:\folder", false);
        archive.Save(xarFile);
    }
}

See Also

• class XarCompressionSettings
• class XarArchive
• namespace Aspose.Zip.Xar
• assembly Aspose.Zip

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XarArchive.CreateEntries method (2 of 2)

Adds to the archive all the files and directories recursively in the directory given.

public XarArchive CreateEntries(DirectoryInfo directory, bool includeRootDirectory = true, 
    XarCompressionSettings compressionSettings = null)

Parameter	Type	Description
directory	DirectoryInfo	Directory to compress.
compressionSettings	Boolean	The compression settings used for added XarEntry items.
includeRootDirectory	XarCompressionSettings	Indicates whether to include the root directory itself or not.

Return Value

Xar entry instance.

Exceptions

exception	condition
ArgumentNullException	directory is null.
SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission to access directory.
IOException	directory stands for a file, not for a directory.

Examples

using (FileStream xarFile = File.Open("archive.xar", FileMode.Create))
{
    using (var archive = new XarArchive())
    {
        archive.CreateEntries(new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\folder"), false);
        archive.Save(xarFile);
    }
}

See Also

• class XarCompressionSettings
• class XarArchive
• namespace Aspose.Zip.Xar
• assembly Aspose.Zip