DecompressZlib(Stream,Stream) Method

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Decompresses the given input stream with the zlib algorithm to the specified output stream. This method automatically detects whether the given zlib compressed input stream has a header or not and decompresses it accordingly.

Syntax

public static void DecompressZlib( 
   System.IO.Stream input,
   System.IO.Stream output
)

Parameters

input: The stream to decompress.
output: The stream to write the decompressed data to.

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