public byte[] Compress(byte[] input)
{
// Create the compressor with highest level of compression
Deflater compressor = new Deflater();
compressor.SetLevel(Deflater.BEST_COMPRESSION);
// Give the compressor the data to compress
compressor.SetInput(input);
compressor.Finish();
/*
* Create an expandable byte array to hold the compressed data.
* You cannot use an array that's the same size as the orginal because
* there is no guarantee that the compressed data will be smaller than
* the uncompressed data.
*/
MemoryStream bos = new MemoryStream(input.Length);
// Compress the data
byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
while (!compressor.IsFinished)
{
int count = compressor.Deflate(buf);
bos.Write(buf, 0, count);
}
// Get the compressed data
return bos.ToArray();
}