Difference between revisions of "Zlib.deflate"
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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2015.04.18<br/>  | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2015.04.18<br/>  | ||
| + | '''Class:''' [[zlib]]<br/>  | ||
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=== Description ===  | === Description ===  | ||
| − | + | Returns a deflated stream.  | |
| − | <  | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">  | 
(stream) = zlib.deflate(sink,level,method,windowBits,memLevel,strategy,dictionary)  | (stream) = zlib.deflate(sink,level,method,windowBits,memLevel,strategy,dictionary)  | ||
| − | </  | + | </syntaxhighlight>  | 
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=== Parameters ===  | === Parameters ===  | ||
| − | '''sink''': (function or table)   | + | '''sink''': (function or table) function | { write: function [, close: function, flush: function ] }, <br/>  | 
| − | '''level''': (number)   | + | '''level''': (number) compression level, 0 no compression, 9 best compression, -1 default compression '''optional'''<br/>  | 
| − | '''method''': (number)   | + | '''method''': (number) compression method, should be 8 for this version '''optional'''<br/>  | 
| − | '''windowBits''': (number)   | + | '''windowBits''': (number) from 8 to 15, larger values of this parameter result in better compression at the expense of memory usage '''optional'''<br/>  | 
| − | '''memLevel''': (number)   | + | '''memLevel''': (number) 1 uses minimum memory but is slow and reduces compression ratio; 9 uses maximum memory for optimal speed '''optional'''<br/>  | 
| − | '''strategy''': (number)   | + | '''strategy''': (number) 1 - Filtered, 2 - Huffman, 3 - RLE, 4 - Fixed, 0 - default '''optional'''<br/>  | 
| − | '''dictionary''': (string)   | + | '''dictionary''': (string) compression dictionary '''optional'''<br/>  | 
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=== Return values ===  | === Return values ===  | ||
| − | '''Returns''' (stream)   | + | '''Returns''' (stream) deflated stream<br/>  | 
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| + | {{Zlib}}  | ||
Latest revision as of 22:38, 1 December 2023
Available since: Gideros 2015.04.18
Class: zlib
Description
Returns a deflated stream.
(stream) = zlib.deflate(sink,level,method,windowBits,memLevel,strategy,dictionary)
Parameters
sink: (function or table) function | { write: function [, close: function, flush: function ] }, 
level: (number) compression level, 0 no compression, 9 best compression, -1 default compression optional
method: (number) compression method, should be 8 for this version optional
windowBits: (number) from 8 to 15, larger values of this parameter result in better compression at the expense of memory usage optional
memLevel: (number) 1 uses minimum memory but is slow and reduces compression ratio; 9 uses maximum memory for optimal speed optional
strategy: (number) 1 - Filtered, 2 - Huffman, 3 - RLE, 4 - Fixed, 0 - default optional
dictionary: (string) compression dictionary optional
Return values
Returns (stream) deflated stream