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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).