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On 12/12/2023 20:17, Alan Snyder wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">ZipEntry is a public class and I am aware that it is used outside the JDK. Presumably that is not a problem.
I’m wondering why the class stores the external file attributes field but does not provide public accessors for it.
I would find it useful to have access to this field. I would rather not have to switch to using a third party library just for this reason.
I understand that the interpretation of the external file attributes is not standardized, but the field itself is defined in the standard
cited by the package info page, so I don’t see the harm in making it accessible without interpretation.
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It might be useful if you would expand a bit on what your usage is.
Is it file permissions, symbolic links, or something else?<br>
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-Alan<br>
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