# ArchiveUtils (Apache Commons Compress 1.13 API)

org.apache.commons.compress.utils

## Class ArchiveUtils

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.compress.utils.ArchiveUtils

-     public class ArchiveUtils
      extends Object

  Generic Archive utilities

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `isArrayZero(byte[] a, int size)` Returns true if the first N bytes of an array are all zero
    `static boolean` | `isEqual(byte[] buffer1, byte[] buffer2)` Compare byte buffers
    `static boolean` | `isEqual(byte[] buffer1, byte[] buffer2, boolean ignoreTrailingNulls)` Compare byte buffers, optionally ignoring trailing nulls
    `static boolean` | `isEqual(byte[] buffer1, int offset1, int length1, byte[] buffer2, int offset2, int length2)` Compare byte buffers
    `static boolean` | `isEqual(byte[] buffer1, int offset1, int length1, byte[] buffer2, int offset2, int length2, boolean ignoreTrailingNulls)` Compare byte buffers, optionally ignoring trailing nulls
    `static boolean` | `isEqualWithNull(byte[] buffer1, int offset1, int length1, byte[] buffer2, int offset2, int length2)` Compare byte buffers, ignoring trailing nulls
    `static boolean` | `matchAsciiBuffer(String expected, byte[] buffer)` Check if buffer contents matches Ascii String.
    `static boolean` | `matchAsciiBuffer(String expected, byte[] buffer, int offset, int length)` Check if buffer contents matches Ascii String.
    `static String` | `sanitize(String s)` Returns a "sanitized" version of the string given as arguments, where sanitized means non-printable characters have been replaced with a question mark and the outcome is not longer than 255 chars.
    `static byte[]` | `toAsciiBytes(String inputString)` Convert a string to Ascii bytes.
    `static String` | `toAsciiString(byte[] inputBytes)` Convert an input byte array to a String using the ASCII character set.
    `static String` | `toAsciiString(byte[] inputBytes, int offset, int length)` Convert an input byte array to a String using the ASCII character set.
    `static String` | `toString(ArchiveEntry entry)` Generates a string containing the name, isDirectory setting and size of an entry.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public static String toString(ArchiveEntry entry)

      Generates a string containing the name, isDirectory setting and size of an entry.

      For example:

           -    2000 main.c
           d     100 testfiles

      Parameters:
        `entry` - the entry
      Returns:
        the representation of the entry

    - #### matchAsciiBuffer

          public static boolean matchAsciiBuffer(String expected,
                                 byte[] buffer,
                                 int offset,
                                 int length)

      Check if buffer contents matches Ascii String.
      Parameters:
        `expected` - expected string
        `buffer` - the buffer
        `offset` - offset to read from
        `length` - length of the buffer
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer is the same as the expected string

    - #### matchAsciiBuffer

          public static boolean matchAsciiBuffer(String expected,
                                 byte[] buffer)

      Check if buffer contents matches Ascii String.
      Parameters:
        `expected` - the expected strin
        `buffer` - the buffer
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer is the same as the expected string

    - #### toAsciiBytes

          public static byte[] toAsciiBytes(String inputString)

      Convert a string to Ascii bytes. Used for comparing "magic" strings which need to be independent of the default Locale.
      Parameters:
        `inputString` - string to convert
      Returns:
        the bytes

    - #### toAsciiString

          public static String toAsciiString(byte[] inputBytes)

      Convert an input byte array to a String using the ASCII character set.
      Parameters:
        `inputBytes` - bytes to convert
      Returns:
        the bytes, interpreted as an Ascii string

    - #### toAsciiString

          public static String toAsciiString(byte[] inputBytes,
                             int offset,
                             int length)

      Convert an input byte array to a String using the ASCII character set.
      Parameters:
        `inputBytes` - input byte array
        `offset` - offset within array
        `length` - length of array
      Returns:
        the bytes, interpreted as an Ascii string

    - #### isEqual

          public static boolean isEqual(byte[] buffer1,
                        int offset1,
                        int length1,
                        byte[] buffer2,
                        int offset2,
                        int length2,
                        boolean ignoreTrailingNulls)

      Compare byte buffers, optionally ignoring trailing nulls
      Parameters:
        `buffer1` - first buffer
        `offset1` - first offset
        `length1` - first length
        `buffer2` - second buffer
        `offset2` - second offset
        `length2` - second length
        `ignoreTrailingNulls` - whether to ignore trailing nulls
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer1 and buffer2 have same contents, having regard to trailing nulls

    - #### isEqual

          public static boolean isEqual(byte[] buffer1,
                        int offset1,
                        int length1,
                        byte[] buffer2,
                        int offset2,
                        int length2)

      Compare byte buffers
      Parameters:
        `buffer1` - the first buffer
        `offset1` - the first offset
        `length1` - the first length
        `buffer2` - the second buffer
        `offset2` - the second offset
        `length2` - the second length
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer1 and buffer2 have same contents

    - #### isEqual

          public static boolean isEqual(byte[] buffer1,
                        byte[] buffer2)

      Compare byte buffers
      Parameters:
        `buffer1` - the first buffer
        `buffer2` - the second buffer
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer1 and buffer2 have same contents

    - #### isEqual

          public static boolean isEqual(byte[] buffer1,
                        byte[] buffer2,
                        boolean ignoreTrailingNulls)

      Compare byte buffers, optionally ignoring trailing nulls
      Parameters:
        `buffer1` - the first buffer
        `buffer2` - the second buffer
        `ignoreTrailingNulls` - whether to ignore tariling nulls
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer1 and buffer2 have same contents

    - #### isEqualWithNull

          public static boolean isEqualWithNull(byte[] buffer1,
                                int offset1,
                                int length1,
                                byte[] buffer2,
                                int offset2,
                                int length2)

      Compare byte buffers, ignoring trailing nulls
      Parameters:
        `buffer1` - the first buffer
        `offset1` - the first offset
        `length1` - the first length
        `buffer2` - the second buffer
        `offset2` - the second offset
        `length2` - the second length
      Returns:
        `true` if buffer1 and buffer2 have same contents, having regard to trailing nulls

    - #### isArrayZero

          public static boolean isArrayZero(byte[] a,
                            int size)

      Returns true if the first N bytes of an array are all zero
      Parameters:
        `a` - The array to check
        `size` - The number of characters to check (not the size of the array)
      Returns:
        true if the first N bytes are zero

    - #### sanitize

          public static String sanitize(String s)

      Returns a "sanitized" version of the string given as arguments, where sanitized means non-printable characters have been replaced with a question mark and the outcome is not longer than 255 chars.

      This method is used to clean up file names when they are used in exception messages as they may end up in log files or as console output and may have been read from a corrupted input.

      Parameters:
        `s` - the string to sanitize
      Returns:
        a sanitized version of the argument
      Since:
        Compress 1.12

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