.NET Framework Class Library
CompressionMode Enumeration

Specifies whether to compress or decompress the underlying stream.

Namespace:  System.IO.Compression
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Enumeration CompressionMode
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As CompressionMode
C#
public enum CompressionMode
Visual C++
public enum class CompressionMode
JScript
public enum CompressionMode
Members

Member nameDescription
Supported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkDecompressDecompresses the underlying stream.
Supported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompressCompresses the underlying stream.
Remarks

This enumeration is used with the GZipStream and DeflateStream classes.

Examples

The following code example uses the CompressionMode enumeration with the GZipStream class to compress and decompress a file.

Visual Basic
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.Compression
Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        ' Path to directory of files to compress.
        Dim dirpath As String = "c:\users\public\reports"

        Dim di As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(dirpath)


        ' Compress the directory's files.
        For Each fi As FileInfo In di.GetFiles()
            Compress(fi)
        Next

        ' Decompress all *.gz files in the directory.
        For Each fi As FileInfo In di.GetFiles("*.gz")
            Decompress(fi)
        Next

    End Sub

    ' Method to compress.
    Private Sub Compress(ByVal fi As FileInfo)
        ' Get the stream of the source file.
        Using inFile As FileStream = fi.OpenRead()
            ' Compressing:
            ' Prevent compressing hidden and already compressed files.

            If (File.GetAttributes(fi.FullName) And FileAttributes.Hidden) _
                <> FileAttributes.Hidden And fi.Extension <> ".gz" Then
                ' Create the compressed file.
                Using outFile As FileStream = File.Create(fi.FullName + ".gz")
                    Using Compress As GZipStream = New GZipStream(outFile, CompressionMode.Compress)
                        ' Copy the source file into the compression stream.
                        Dim buffer As Byte() = New Byte(4096) {}
                        Dim numRead As Integer
                        numRead = inFile.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
                        Do While numRead <> 0
                            Compress.Write(buffer, 0, numRead)
                            numRead = inFile.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
                        Loop

                        Console.WriteLine("Compressed {0} from {1} to {2} bytes.", _
                                          fi.Name, fi.Length.ToString(), outFile.Length.ToString())

                    End Using
                End Using
            End If
        End Using
    End Sub

    ' Method to decompress.
    Private Sub Decompress(ByVal fi As FileInfo)
        ' Get the stream of the source file.
        Using inFile As FileStream = fi.OpenRead()
            ' Get orignial file extension, for example "doc" from report.doc.gz.
            Dim curFile As String = fi.FullName
            Dim origName = curFile.Remove(curFile.Length - fi.Extension.Length)

            ' Create the decompressed file.
            Using outFile As FileStream = File.Create(origName)
                Using Decompress As GZipStream = New GZipStream(inFile, CompressionMode.Decompress)
                    ' Copy the compressed file into the decompression stream.
                    Dim buffer As Byte() = New Byte(4096) {}
                    Dim numRead As Integer
                    numRead = Decompress.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
                    Do While numRead <> 0
                        outFile.Write(buffer, 0, numRead)
                        numRead = Decompress.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
                    Loop
                    Console.WriteLine("Decompressed: {0}", fi.Name)

                End Using
            End Using
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;

namespace zip
{

    public class Program
    {

        public static void Main()
        {
            // Path to directory of files to compress and decompress.
            string dirpath = @"c:\users\public\reports";

            DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(dirpath);

            // Compress the directory's files.
            foreach (FileInfo fi in di.GetFiles())
            {
                Compress(fi);

            }

            // Decompress all *.gz files in the directory.
            foreach (FileInfo fi in di.GetFiles("*.gz"))
            {
                Decompress(fi);

            }


        }

        public static void Compress(FileInfo fi)
        {
            // Get the stream of the source file.
            using (FileStream inFile = fi.OpenRead())
            {
                // Prevent compressing hidden and already compressed files.
                if ((File.GetAttributes(fi.FullName) & FileAttributes.Hidden)
                        != FileAttributes.Hidden & fi.Extension != ".gz")
                {
                    // Create the compressed file.
                    using (FileStream outFile = File.Create(fi.FullName + ".gz"))
                    {
                        using (GZipStream Compress = new GZipStream(outFile,
                                CompressionMode.Compress))
                        {
                            // Copy the source file into the compression stream.
                            byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
                            int numRead;
                            while ((numRead = inFile.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) != 0)
                            {
                                Compress.Write(buffer, 0, numRead);
                            }
                            Console.WriteLine("Compressed {0} from {1} to {2} bytes.",
                                fi.Name, fi.Length.ToString(), outFile.Length.ToString());
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        public static void Decompress(FileInfo fi)
        {
            // Get the stream of the source file.
            using (FileStream inFile = fi.OpenRead())
            {
                // Get original file extension, for example "doc" from report.doc.gz.
                string curFile = fi.FullName;
                string origName = curFile.Remove(curFile.Length - fi.Extension.Length);

                //Create the decompressed file.
                using (FileStream outFile = File.Create(origName))
                {
                    using (GZipStream Decompress = new GZipStream(inFile,
                            CompressionMode.Decompress))
                    {
                        //Copy the decompression stream into the output file.
                        byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
                        int numRead;
                        while ((numRead = Decompress.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) != 0)
                        {
                            outFile.Write(buffer, 0, numRead);
                        }
                        Console.WriteLine("Decompressed: {0}", fi.Name);

                    }
                }
            }
        }

    }
}
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0
See Also

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