Compress(Byte[],Int32,Int32) Method

Compresses an array of bytes using the LZMA compression format specifying the amount of bytes to compress.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function Compress( _

   ByVal buffer() As Byte, _

   ByVal offset As Integer, _

   ByVal count As Integer _

) As Byte()

'Usage
 
Dim buffer() As Byte

Dim offset As Integer

Dim count As Integer

Dim value() As Byte

 

value = LZMACompressedStream.Compress(buffer, offset, count)

public static byte[] Compress( 

   byte[] buffer,

   int offset,

   int count

)

Parameters

buffer: The array of bytes to compress. A maximum of count bytes are taken from this array and compressed.
offset: The byte offset in buffer at which to begin taking the data to compress.
count: The maximum number of bytes to be taken from buffer.

Return Value

An array of bytes containing the compressed data. Can be empty.

Remarks

If the data to compress is not a byte array, it will need to be converted into a byte array before it can be compressed. This can be done, in the case of a string, using the method of the System.Text.Encoding class.

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

LZMACompressedStream Class
LZMACompressedStream Members
Overload List