How can I list the contents of a .zip folder in c#?

Question

How can I list the contents of a zipped folder in C#? For example how to know how many items are contained within a zipped folder, and what is their name?

Answer 1

.NET 4.5 or newer finally has built-in capability to handle generic zip files with the System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive class (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.ziparchive%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) in assembly System.IO.Compression. No need for any 3rd party library.

string zipPath = @"c:\example\start.zip"; using (ZipArchive archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(zipPath)) {     foreach (ZipArchiveEntry entry in archive.Entries)     {         Console.WriteLine(entry.FullName);     } }  

Answer 2

DotNetZip - Zip file manipulation in .NET languages

DotNetZip is a small, easy-to-use class library for manipulating .zip files. It can enable .NET applications written in VB.NET, C#, any .NET language, to easily create, read, and update zip files.

sample code to read a zip:

using (var zip = ZipFile.Read(PathToZipFolder)) {     int totalEntries = zip.Entries.Count;      foreach (ZipEntry e in zip.Entries)     {         e.FileName ...         e.CompressedSize ...         e.LastModified...     } }