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### class:Manifest [NONE]
- All Implemented Interfaces: Cloneable
      public class Manifest
      extends Object
      implements Cloneable
The Manifest class is used to maintain Manifest entry names and their associated Attributes. There are main Manifest Attributes as well as per-entry Attributes. For information on the Manifest format, please see the Manifest format specification . Since: 1.2 See Also: `Attributes`

### constructor:Manifest() [NONE]
- #### Manifest
      public Manifest()
Constructs a new, empty Manifest.

### constructor:Manifest(java.io.InputStream) [NONE]
- #### Manifest
      public Manifest(InputStream is)
               throws IOException
Constructs a new Manifest from the specified input stream. Parameters: `is` - the input stream containing manifest data Throws: `IOException` - if an I/O error has occurred

### constructor:Manifest(java.util.jar.Manifest) [NONE]
- #### Manifest
      public Manifest(Manifest man)
Constructs a new Manifest that is a copy of the specified Manifest. Parameters: `man` - the Manifest to copy

### method:getMainAttributes() [NONE]
- #### getMainAttributes
      public Attributes getMainAttributes()
Returns the main Attributes for the Manifest. Returns: the main Attributes for the Manifest

### method:getEntries() [NONE]
- #### getEntries
      public Map<String,Attributes> getEntries()
Returns a Map of the entries contained in this Manifest. Each entry is represented by a String name (key) and associated Attributes (value). The Map permits the `null` key, but no entry with a null key is created by `read(java.io.InputStream)`, nor is such an entry written by using `write(java.io.OutputStream)`. Returns: a Map of the entries contained in this Manifest

### method:getAttributes(java.lang.String) [NONE]
- #### getAttributes
      public Attributes getAttributes(String name)
  Returns the Attributes for the specified entry name. This method is defined as:
            return (Attributes)getEntries().get(name)
Though `null` is a valid `name`, when `getAttributes(null)` is invoked on a `Manifest` obtained from a jar file, `null` will be returned. While jar files themselves do not allow `null`-named attributes, it is possible to invoke `getEntries()` on a `Manifest`, and on that result, invoke `put` with a null key and an arbitrary value. Subsequent invocations of `getAttributes(null)` will return the just-`put` value. Note that this method does not return the manifest's main attributes; see `getMainAttributes()`. Parameters: `name` - entry name Returns: the Attributes for the specified entry name

### method:clear() [NONE]
- #### clear
      public void clear()
Clears the main Attributes as well as the entries in this Manifest.

### method:write(java.io.OutputStream) [NONE]
- #### write
      public void write(OutputStream out)
                 throws IOException
Writes the Manifest to the specified OutputStream. Attributes.Name.MANIFEST_VERSION must be set in MainAttributes prior to invoking this method. Parameters: `out` - the output stream Throws: `IOException` - if an I/O error has occurred See Also: `getMainAttributes()`

### method:read(java.io.InputStream) [NONE]
- #### read
      public void read(InputStream is)
                throws IOException
Reads the Manifest from the specified InputStream. The entry names and attributes read will be merged in with the current manifest entries. Parameters: `is` - the input stream Throws: `IOException` - if an I/O error has occurred

### method:equals(java.lang.Object) [NONE]
- #### equals
      public boolean equals(Object o)
Returns true if the specified Object is also a Manifest and has the same main Attributes and entries. Overrides: `equals` in class `Object` Parameters: `o` - the object to be compared Returns: true if the specified Object is also a Manifest and has the same main Attributes and entries See Also: `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

### method:hashCode() [NONE]
- #### hashCode
      public int hashCode()
Returns the hash code for this Manifest. Overrides: `hashCode` in class `Object` Returns: a hash code value for this object. See Also: `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)`

### method:clone() [NONE]
- #### clone
      public Object clone()
  Returns a shallow copy of this Manifest. The shallow copy is implemented as follows:
           public Object clone() { return new Manifest(this); }
Overrides: `clone` in class `Object` Returns: a shallow copy of this Manifest See Also: `Cloneable`