| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | java.util.zip.Deflater | 
This class compresses data using the DEFLATE algorithm (see specification).
It is usually more convenient to use DeflaterOutputStream. 
To compress an in-memory byte[] to another in-memory byte[] manually: 
     byte[] originalBytes = ...
     Deflater deflater = new Deflater();
     deflater.setInput(originalBytes);
     deflater.finish();
     ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     byte[] buf = new byte[8192];
     while (!deflater.finished()) {
         int byteCount = deflater.deflate(buf);
         baos.write(buf, 0, byteCount);
     }
     deflater.end();
     byte[] compressedBytes = baos.toByteArray();
  
      In situations where you don't have all the input in one array (or have so much input that you want to feed it to the deflater in chunks), it's possible to call setInput repeatedly, but you're much better off using DeflaterOutputStream to handle all this for you. DeflaterOutputStream also helps minimize memory requirements — the sample code above is very expensive. 
| Constants | |||||||||||
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| int | BEST_COMPRESSION | Upper bound for the compression level range. | |||||||||
| int | BEST_SPEED | Lower bound for compression level range. | |||||||||
| int | DEFAULT_COMPRESSION | The default compression level. | |||||||||
| int | DEFAULT_STRATEGY | The default compression strategy. | |||||||||
| int | DEFLATED | The default compression method. | |||||||||
| int | FILTERED | A compression strategy. | |||||||||
| int | HUFFMAN_ONLY | A compression strategy. | |||||||||
| int | NO_COMPRESSION | A compression level. | |||||||||
| Public Constructors | |||||||||||
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|  | 
           Constructs a new 
            Deflaterinstance using the default compression level. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Constructs a new 
            Deflaterinstance using compression levellevel. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Constructs a new 
            Deflaterinstance with a specific compression level. | ||||||||||
| Public Methods | |||||||||||
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|  | 
           Deflates data (previously passed to 
            setInput) into a specific region within the supplied buffer. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Deflates the data (previously passed to 
            setInput) into the supplied buffer. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Frees all resources held onto by this deflating algorithm.
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|  | 
           Indicates to the 
            Deflaterthat all uncompressed input has been provided to it. | ||||||||||
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|  | 
           Returns the 
            Adler32checksum of the uncompressed data read so far. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Returns the total number of bytes read by the 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Returns a the total number of bytes written by this 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Returns the total number of bytes of input read by this 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Returns the total number of bytes written to the output buffer by this 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Returns true if 
            setInputmust be called before deflation can continue. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Resets the 
            Deflaterto accept new input without affecting any previously made settings for the compression strategy or level. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Sets the dictionary to be used for compression by this 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Sets the dictionary to be used for compression by this 
            Deflater. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Sets the input buffer the 
            Deflaterwill use to extract uncompressed bytes for later compression. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Sets the input buffer the 
            Deflaterwill use to extract uncompressed bytes for later compression. | ||||||||||
|  | 
           Sets the compression level to be used when compressing data.
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|  | 
           Sets the compression strategy to be used.
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| Protected Methods | |||||||||||
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           Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
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           Inherited Methods
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|  From class java.lang.Object | |||||||||||
Upper bound for the compression level range.
Lower bound for compression level range.
The default compression level.
The default compression strategy.
The default compression method.
A compression strategy.
A compression strategy.
A compression level.
Constructs a new Deflater instance using the default compression level. The strategy can be specified with setStrategy(int). A header is added to the output by default; use Deflater(int, boolean) if you need to omit the header. 
Constructs a new Deflater instance using compression level level. The strategy can be specified with setStrategy(int). A header is added to the output by default; use Deflater(int, boolean) if you need to omit the header.
| level | the compression level in the range between 0 and 9. | 
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Constructs a new Deflater instance with a specific compression level. If noHeader is true, no ZLIB header is added to the output. In a ZIP archive every entry (compressed file) comes with such a header. The strategy can be specified using setStrategy(int).
| level | the compression level in the range between 0 and 9. | 
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| noHeader | trueindicates that no ZLIB header should be written. | 
Deflates data (previously passed to setInput) into a specific region within the supplied buffer.
buf. Deflates the data (previously passed to setInput) into the supplied buffer.
buf. Frees all resources held onto by this deflating algorithm. Any unused input or output is discarded. This method should be called explicitly in order to free native resources as soon as possible. After end() is called, other methods will typically throw IllegalStateException. 
Indicates to the Deflater that all uncompressed input has been provided to it.
Returns the Adler32 checksum of the uncompressed data read so far. 
Returns the total number of bytes read by the Deflater. This method is the same as getTotalIn() except that it returns a long value instead of an integer. 
Returns a the total number of bytes written by this Deflater. This method is the same as getTotalOut except it returns a long value instead of an integer. 
Returns the total number of bytes of input read by this Deflater. This method is limited to 32 bits; use getBytesRead() instead. 
Returns the total number of bytes written to the output buffer by this Deflater. The method is limited to 32 bits; use getBytesWritten() instead. 
Resets the Deflater to accept new input without affecting any previously made settings for the compression strategy or level. This operation must be called after finished() returns true if the Deflater is to be reused. 
Sets the dictionary to be used for compression by this Deflater. This method can only be called if this Deflater supports the writing of ZLIB headers. This is the default, but can be overridden using Deflater(int, boolean). 
Sets the dictionary to be used for compression by this Deflater. This method can only be called if this Deflater supports the writing of ZLIB headers. This is the default, but can be overridden using Deflater(int, boolean). 
Sets the input buffer the Deflater will use to extract uncompressed bytes for later compression. 
Sets the input buffer the Deflater will use to extract uncompressed bytes for later compression. 
Sets the compression level to be used when compressing data. The compression level must be a value between 0 and 9. This value must be set prior to calling setInput.
| IllegalArgumentException | If the compression level is invalid. | 
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Sets the compression strategy to be used. The strategy must be one of FILTERED, HUFFMAN_ONLY or DEFAULT_STRATEGY. This value must be set prior to calling setInput.
| IllegalArgumentException | If the strategy specified is not one of FILTERED, HUFFMAN_ONLY or DEFAULT_STRATEGY. | 
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Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable. The default implementation does nothing, but this method can be overridden to free resources.
Note that objects that override finalize are significantly more expensive than objects that don't. Finalizers may be run a long time after the object is no longer reachable, depending on memory pressure, so it's a bad idea to rely on them for cleanup. Note also that finalizers are run on a single VM-wide finalizer thread, so doing blocking work in a finalizer is a bad idea. A finalizer is usually only necessary for a class that has a native peer and needs to call a native method to destroy that peer. Even then, it's better to provide an explicit close method (and implement Closeable), and insist that callers manually dispose of instances. This works well for something like files, but less well for something like a BigInteger where typical calling code would have to deal with lots of temporaries. Unfortunately, code that creates lots of temporaries is the worst kind of code from the point of view of the single finalizer thread. 
If you must use finalizers, consider at least providing your own ReferenceQueue and having your own thread process that queue. 
Unlike constructors, finalizers are not automatically chained. You are responsible for calling super.finalize() yourself. 
Uncaught exceptions thrown by finalizers are ignored and do not terminate the finalizer thread. See Effective Java Item 7, "Avoid finalizers" for more.