ZStream Class

ZStream is the most flexible and hardest to use class in the C1.C1Zip assembly. It contains a C# implementation of ZLIB's zstream object, which is a general purpose compressor and decompressor.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Class ZStream

public class ZStream

Remarks

In most cases, you should be able to use the C1.C1Zip.C1ZStreamReader and C1.C1Zip.C1ZStreamWriter classes instead of ZStream. These classes provide friendly and easy-to-use wrappers that hide the ZLIB complexity.

Use ZStream only if you are familiar with ZLIB and need control over the low-level aspects of the data compression or decompression process (e.g., to provide your own buffers or compression dictionaries).

If you choose to use ZStream directly and need technical support, please check out the detailed documentation, sample, and articles available at http://www.info-zip.org/ or http://www.gzip.org/, the official zlib sites.

ZLIB is an open-source, patent-free library created by Jean-Loup Gailly and Mark Adler.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
C1.C1Zip.ZLib.ZStream

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

ZStream Members
C1.C1Zip.ZLib Namespace