Create(Stream) Method

Creates a new zip file in a stream.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub Create( _
   ByVal stream As System.IO.Stream _
)

public void Create( 
   System.IO.Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream: System.IO.Stream that will contain the new zip file.

Example

The code below creates a new C1ZipFile on a memory stream, then adds several files to it. Finally, the code gets the zipped data out as an array of bytes, which could be stored in a database for example.

// create zip on a stream
MemoryStream msZip = new MemoryStream();
C1ZipFile zip = new C1ZipFile(msZip, true);
            
// add some entries to it
foreach (string f in Directory.GetFiles(@"c:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper"))
{
  zip.Entries.Add(f);
}
            
// get zipped data out as a byte array
byte[] zipData = msZip.ToArray();

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

C1ZipFile Class
C1ZipFile Members
Overload List