CompressData Method

Compresses the specified data.

Syntax

int CompressData();

Remarks

This method compresses the data specified by InputData. After calling this method OutputData holds the compressed data.

The CompressData and DecompressData methods operate on the complete blob of data. The entire compressed or decompressed data must be set to InputData before calling either method.

To compress and decompress data in blocks (chunks) see CompressBlock and DecompressBlock.

Compress Data

Set InputData to the decompressed data. This should be the entire data to be compressed. Next call CompressData. After compression OutputData will hold the compressed data. For example:

zipstream.InputDataB = MyDecompressedData;
zipstream.CompressData();
MyCompressedData = zipstream.OutputDataB;

In addition to OutputData, the compressed data may also be accumulated within the CompressedData event.

Decompress Data

Set InputData to the compressed data. This should be the entire data to be decompressed. Next call DecompressData. After decompression OutputData will hold the decompressed data. For example:

zipstream.InputDataB = MyCompressedData;
zipstream.DecompressData();
MyDecompressedData = zipstream.OutputDataB;

In addition to OutputData, the compressed data may also be accumulated within the DecompressedData event.

Error Handling

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)