I am reading a large zip file (above 2.5GB). When i try to decompress a file above 2.5GB, I get an exeption
java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:219)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:149)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:163)
This error doesnot occur when I use ZipInputStream instead of ZipFile. Why is this behaviour in ZipFile api.