diff -r fd16c54261b3 -r 90ce3da70b43 jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/jar/package.html --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/jar/package.html Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ + + + + + + + + +Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file +format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an +optional manifest file. The manifest stores meta-information about the +JAR file contents and is also used for signing JAR files. + + +

Package Specification

+ +The java.util.jar package is based on the following specifications: +

Info-ZIP file format - The JAR format is based on the Info-ZIP + file format. See + java.util.zip + package description.
+ In JAR files, all file names must be encoded in the UTF-8 encoding. +
+
+ Manifest and Signature Specification - The manifest format specification. +

+ + + +@since 1.2 + +