CompressZlib(Stream,Stream,ENCompressionLevel) Method

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Compresses the given input stream with the zlib algorithm to the specified output stream and closes the output stream.

Syntax

public static void CompressZlib( 
   System.IO.Stream input,
   System.IO.Stream output,
   ENCompressionLevel compressionLevel
)

Parameters

input: The stream that contains the data to compress.
output: The stream to write the compressed data to.
compressionLevel: The compression level to apply.

Remarks

The zlib algorithm is an abstraction of the deflate algorithm used by the gzip compression and has become very popular because of its great performance. It is used in many file formats such as ZIP, PNG, PDF, flash movies (SWF), etc. and is a crucial part of many platforms like Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, XBox, Playstation, Wii and so on.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)

Reference

NCompression Class
NCompression Members
Overload List