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title: "ZipObject API"
layout: default
section: api
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This represents an entry in the zip file. If the entry comes from an existing
archive previously [loaded]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/load.html), the content
will be automatically decompressed/converted first.
### Attributes
attribute name | type | description
----------------------------|-------------|-------------
`name` | string | the absolute path of the file
`dir` | boolean | true if this is a directory
`date` | date | the last modification date
`comment` | string | the comment for this file
`unixPermissions` | 16 bits number | The UNIX permissions of the file, if any.
`dosPermissions` | 6 bits number | The DOS permissions of the file, if any.
`options` | object | the options of the file. The available options are :
`options.base64` | boolean | **Deprecated**, see [file(name, data [,options])]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/file_data.html)
`options.binary` | boolean | **Deprecated**, see [file(name, data [,options])]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/file_data.html)
`options.dir` | boolean | **Deprecated**, use `dir`. True if this is a directory
`options.date` | date | **Deprecated**, use `date`. See [file(name, data [,options])]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/file_data.html)
`options.compression` | compression | see [file(name, data [,options])]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/file_data.html)
### Getters
method | return type | description
------------------|---------------|-------------
`asText()` | string | the content as an unicode string.
`asBinary()` | string | the content as binary string.
`asArrayBuffer()` | ArrayBuffer | need a [compatible browser]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/support.html).
`asUint8Array()` | Uint8Array | need a [compatible browser]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/support.html).
`asNodeBuffer()` | nodejs Buffer | need [nodejs]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip/support.html).
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