Java

Compress a String and Save as a Gzip File

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This example demonstrates how to use the CompressStringToFile method to compress a string and write the result directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

The input string is first converted to its byte representation using the specified character set (in this case, UTF-8). The resulting bytes are then compressed using the Gzip format, and the compressed output is written directly to the specified file.

This method is convenient when you want to generate a compressed file from in-memory text without needing intermediate objects such as BinData or StringBuilder.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Gzip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example demonstrates how to compress a string and save the result
        // directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

        Gzip gzip = new Gzip();

        // The string to be compressed:
        String inputStr = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";

        // Compress the string using UTF-8 and write to a file:
        try {
            gzip.compressStringToFile(inputStr, "utf-8", "output.gz");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Compression successful.");
        System.out.println("Gzip file written to output.gz");
    }
}