Xceed .NET Libraries Documentation
Compress(Byte[]) Method


Xceed.Compression.Formats Assembly > Xceed.Compression.Formats Namespace > XceedCompressedStreamEx Class > Compress Method : Compress(Byte[]) Method
The array of bytes to compress.
Compresses an array of bytes using the extended Xceed compression format. Use this method to compress data compatible with the ActiveX Xceed Zip Compression Library (XceedCompression object).
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Shadows Function Compress( _
   ByVal buffer() As Byte _
) As Byte()
'Usage
 
Dim buffer() As Byte
Dim value() As Byte
 
value = XceedCompressedStreamEx.Compress(buffer)
public new static byte[] Compress( 
   byte[] buffer
)

Parameters

buffer
The array of bytes to compress.

Return Value

An array of bytes containing the compressed data.
Remarks

The byte array will be compressed using the Xceed.Compression.CompressionMethod.Deflated compression method and the Xceed.Compression.CompressionLevel.Highest compression level.

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 System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(System.Char[]) 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

See Also

Reference

XceedCompressedStreamEx Class
XceedCompressedStreamEx Members
Overload List