# C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.CheckPassword

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<h1 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_CheckPassword_" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.CheckPassword*">CheckPassword Method
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<h4 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_CheckPassword" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.CheckPassword">CheckPassword()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Checks whether this <a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.html">C1ZipEntry</a> can be read with the currently set password.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool CheckPassword()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function CheckPassword() As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>True if the entry can be read with the current password, or if the entry is not
encrypted.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_CheckPassword_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method is more efficient than using a try/catch block and trying to open the entry
to determine whether the current password is valid for the entry.</p>
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