Here you can find the source of zip(Collection files, File zipFile)
public static void zip(Collection files, File zipFile) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w. j ava 2s . c o m * The Unified Mapping Platform (JUMP) is an extensible, interactive GUI for * visualizing and manipulating spatial features with geometry and attributes. * * Copyright (C) 2003 Vivid Solutions * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) * any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for * more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * * For more information, contact: * * Vivid Solutions Suite #1A 2328 Government Street Victoria BC V8T 5G5 Canada * * (250)385-6040 www.vividsolutions.com */ import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.util.zip.ZipEntry; import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream; public class Main { public static void zip(Collection files, File zipFile) throws IOException { FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(zipFile); try { BufferedOutputStream bos = new BufferedOutputStream(fos); try { ZipOutputStream zos = new ZipOutputStream(bos); try { for (Iterator i = files.iterator(); i.hasNext();) { File file = (File) i.next(); zos.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(file.getName())); FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file); try { BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(fis); try { while (true) { int j = bis.read(); if (j == -1) { break; } zos.write(j); } } finally { bis.close(); } } finally { fis.close(); zos.closeEntry(); } } } finally { zos.close(); } } finally { bos.close(); } } finally { fos.close(); } } }