(Android™) Uncompress a Gzip File to a Specific Output File

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This example demonstrates how to use the UncompressFile method to decompress a Gzip (.gz) file and write the uncompressed data to a specified output file.

The method reads the compressed input file and writes the decompressed contents to the output path provided. The output filename is explicitly specified by your application and does not depend on the filename embedded within the Gzip file.

This provides full control over where and how the decompressed file is created.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // This example demonstrates how to uncompress a Gzip (.gz) file
    // and write the uncompressed output to a specified file.

    CkGzip gzip = new CkGzip();

    // The input Gzip file and output file:
    String gzPath = "example.txt.gz";
    String outPath = "output.txt";

    // Uncompress the file:
    success = gzip.UncompressFile(gzPath,outPath);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, gzip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Gzip file successfully uncompressed.");
    Log.i(TAG, "Output file: " + outPath);

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}