Specifies whether to compress or decompress the underlying stream.
Namespace:
System.IO.Compression
Assembly:
System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Enumeration CompressionMode
Dim instance As CompressionMode
public enum CompressionMode
public enum class CompressionMode
public enum CompressionMode
| Member name | Description |
|---|
.gif) .gif) | Decompress | Decompresses the underlying stream. |
.gif) .gif) | Compress | Compresses the underlying stream. |
This enumeration is used with the GZipStream and DeflateStream classes.
The following code example uses the CompressionMode enumeration with the GZipStream class to compress and decompress a file.
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
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);
}
}
}
}
}
}
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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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0
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