TElTarReader.CompressionMethod property

TElTarReader.CompressionMethod

TElTarReader

Filter: C# VB.NET Pascal C++ PHP Java

Specifies the compression method used.

Declaration

[C#]
TSBTarCompressMethod CompressionMethod;

[VB.NET]
Property CompressionMethod As TSBTarCompressMethod

[Pascal]
property CompressionMethod : TSBTarCompressMethod;

[C++]
TSBTarCompressMethod get_CompressionMethod();
void set_CompressionMethod(TSBTarCompressMethod Value);

[PHP]
integer get_CompressionMethod()
void set_CompressionMethod(integer $Value)

[Java]
TSBTarCompressMethod getCompressionMethod();
void setCompressionMethod(TSBTarCompressMethod Value);

TSBTarCompressMethod values:

[.NET] [C++]	[Pascal]	Description
cmNone = 0	cmNone	No compression is used.
cmGZip = 1	cmGZip	gzip compression.
cmBZip2 = 2	cmBZip2	bzip2 compression.

Description

The Tar itself doesn't compress data, it only wraps multiple files into a tarball. However gzip or bzip2 compression is often applied to archive tarballs. The default value is cmNone (no compression is used).

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