Question

I have a problem.

I use this code to read the content of a zip file:

    File file = new File(TogglesManager.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_THEMES_DIRECTORY+"filename.zip");
    ZipFile zip = new ZipFile(file);

But when I try to use an assets I have a FileNotFoundException.

To read asset zip file I use this code:

    File file = c.getFileStreamPath("assetsFile.zip");
    ZipFile zip = new ZipFile(file);

The “file” is not null, because if I write file.getName(); I see the correct file name.

I don’t want to use ZipInputStream class, but only ZipFile

Answer 1

You cannot access Assets using normal file operations. You will have to use

AssetManager assetManager = mContext.getAssets();
InputStream is = assetManager.open("assetsFile.zip");

But since ZipFile does not take InputStream as a parameter, you will have to copy asset file onto internal storage and then use File

Further AFAIK, apk is zipped, so storing a zipped file inside assets might not change storage used by much, so maybe you donot need to use zipfile inside assets.