Class ZArchive

Class ZArchive

Namespace: Aspose.Zip.Z
Assembly: Aspose.Zip.dll (25.2.0)

This class represents Z (compress) archive file. Use it to compose or extract Z archives.

public class ZArchive : IArchive, IDisposable, IArchiveFileEntry

Inheritance

objectZArchive

Implements

IArchive, IDisposable, IArchiveFileEntry

Inherited Members

object.GetType(), object.MemberwiseClone(), object.ToString(), object.Equals(object?), object.Equals(object?, object?), object.ReferenceEquals(object?, object?), object.GetHashCode()

Remarks

See https://docs.fileformat.com/compression/z/

Constructors

ZArchive()

Initializes a new instance of the Aspose.Zip.Z.ZArchive class prepared for compressing.

public ZArchive()

ZArchive(Stream, ZArchiveLoadOptions)

Initializes a new instance of the Aspose.Zip.Z.ZArchive class prepared for decompressing.

public ZArchive(Stream source, ZArchiveLoadOptions loadOptions = null)

Parameters

source Stream

The source of the archive.

loadOptions ZArchiveLoadOptions

The options to load archive with.

Remarks

This constructor does not decompress. See Aspose.Zip.Z.ZArchive.Extract(System.IO.Stream) method for decompressing.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

source is not seekable.

ArgumentNullException

source is null.

ZArchive(string, ZArchiveLoadOptions)

Initializes a new instance of the Aspose.Zip.Z.ZArchive class prepared for decompressing.

public ZArchive(string path, ZArchiveLoadOptions loadOptions = null)

Parameters

path string

Path to the source of the archive.

loadOptions ZArchiveLoadOptions

The options to load archive with.

Remarks

This constructor does not decompress. See Aspose.Zip.Z.ZArchive.Extract(System.IO.Stream) method for decompressing.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

path is null.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to access.

ArgumentException

The path is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Access to file path is denied.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters.

NotSupportedException

File at path contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.

FileNotFoundException

The file is not found.

DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

IOException

The file is already open.

Methods

Dispose()

Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

public void Dispose()

Dispose(bool)

Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

disposing bool

Whether managed resources should be disposed.

Extract(Stream)

Extracts Z archive to a stream.

public void Extract(Stream destination)

Parameters

destination Stream

Stream for storing decompressed data.

Examples

using (FileStream zFile = File.Open(sourceFileName, FileMode.Open))
{
    using (FileStream extractedFile = File.Open(extractedFileName, FileMode.Create))
    {
        using (var archive = new ZArchive(zFile))
        {
            archive.Extract(extractedFile);
        }
    }
}

Exceptions

InvalidDataException

Data can not be decompressed.

Extract(FileInfo)

Extracts Z archive to a file.

public void Extract(FileInfo fileInfo)

Parameters

fileInfo FileInfo

FileInfo for storing decompressed data.

Examples

using (FileStream zFile = File.Open(sourceFileName, FileMode.Open))
{
    using (var archive = new ZArchive(zFile))
    {
        archive.Extract(new FileInfo("extracted.bin"));
    }
}

Exceptions

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to open the fileInfo.

ArgumentException

File path is empty or contains only white spaces.

FileNotFoundException

The file is not found.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Path to file is read-only or is a directory.

ArgumentNullException

fileInfo is null.

DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

IOException

The file is already open.

InvalidDataException

Data can not be decompressed.

Extract(string)

Extracts Z archive to a file by path.

public FileInfo Extract(string path)

Parameters

path string

Path to file which will store decompressed data.

Returns

FileInfo

Info of extracted file.

Examples

using (FileStream zFile = File.Open(sourceFileName, FileMode.Open))
{
    using (var archive = new ZArchive(zFile))
    {
        archive.Extract("extracted.bin");
    }
}

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

path is null.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to access.

ArgumentException

The path is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Access to file path is denied.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters.

NotSupportedException

File at path contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.

InvalidDataException

Data can not be decompressed.

ExtractToDirectory(string)

Extracts content of the archive to the directory provided.

public void ExtractToDirectory(string destinationDirectory)

Parameters

destinationDirectory string

The path to the directory to place the extracted files in.

Remarks

If the directory does not exist, it will be created.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

destinationDirectory is null.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to access existing directory.

NotSupportedException

If directory does not exist, path contains a colon character (:) that is not part of a drive label (“C:").

ArgumentException

destinationDirectory is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters. You can query for invalid characters by using the System.IO.Path.GetInvalidPathChars method. -or- path is prefixed with, or contains, only a colon character (:).

IOException

The directory specified by path is a file. -or- The network name is not known.

Save(Stream, ZArchiveSaveOptions)

Saves xz archive to the stream provided.

public void Save(Stream output, ZArchiveSaveOptions settings = null)

Parameters

output Stream

Destination stream.

settings ZArchiveSaveOptions

Optional settings for archive composition.

Examples

using (FileStream zFile = File.Open("data.bin.z", FileMode.Create))
{
    using (var archive = new ZArchive())
    {
        archive.SetSource("data.bin");
        archive.Save(zFile);
     }
}

Remarks

output must be seekable.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

output does not support seeking.

ArgumentNullException

output is null.

Save(string, ZArchiveSaveOptions)

Saves Z archive to destination file provided.

public void Save(string destinationFileName, ZArchiveSaveOptions settings = null)

Parameters

destinationFileName string

+The path of the archive to be created. If the specified file name points to an existing file, it will be overwritten.

settings ZArchiveSaveOptions

Optional settings for archive composition.

Examples

using (var archive = new ZArchive()) 
{
    archive.SetSource(new FileInfo("data.bin"));
    archive.Save("data.bin.Z");
}

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

destinationFileName is null.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to access.

ArgumentException

The destinationFileName is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Access to file destinationFileName is denied.

PathTooLongException

The specified destinationFileName, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters.

NotSupportedException

File at destinationFileName contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.

SetSource(Stream)

Sets the content to be compressed within the archive.

public void SetSource(Stream source)

Parameters

source Stream

The input stream for the archive.

Examples

using (var archive = new ZArchive())
{
    archive.SetSource(new MemoryStream(new byte[] { 0x00, 0xFF }));
    archive.Save("archive.Z");
}

SetSource(FileInfo)

Sets the content to be compressed within the archive.

public void SetSource(FileInfo fileInfo)

Parameters

fileInfo FileInfo

FileInfo which will be opened as input stream.

Examples

using (var archive = new ZArchive()) 
{
    archive.SetSource(new FileInfo("data.bin"));
    archive.Save("data.bin.Z");
}

Exceptions

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to open the fileInfo.

ArgumentException

File path is empty or contains only white spaces.

FileNotFoundException

The file is not found.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Path to file is read-only or is a directory.

ArgumentNullException

fileInfo is null.

DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

IOException

The file is already open.

SetSource(string)

Sets the content to be compressed within the archive.

public void SetSource(string sourcePath)

Parameters

sourcePath string

Path to file which will be opened as input stream.

Examples

using (var archive = new ZArchive()) 
{
    archive.SetSource("data.bin");
    archive.Save("data.bin.Z");
}

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

sourcePath is null or empty string.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission to access a resource.

ArgumentException

The sourcePath is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Access to file sourcePath is denied.

PathTooLongException

The specified sourcePath, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters.

NotSupportedException

File at sourcePath contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.

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