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CompressionMode Enumeration

.NET Framework (current version)

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Specifies whether to compress or decompress the underlying stream.

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

Syntax

C++

public enum class CompressionMode

Members

	Member name	Description
	Compress	Compresses the underlying stream.
	Decompress	Decompresses 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.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1