Dart

Decompress Bytes

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Demonstrates how to decompress binary data. Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  // See this example to compress bytes: Compress Bytes

  final fac = CkFileAccess();

  final compressedBytes = fac.readEntireFile('qa_data/compressed/compressedBmp.dat');
  if (!fac.lastMethodSuccess) {
    print(fac.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  final compress = CkCompression();
  compress.algorithm = 'deflate';

  final decompressedBytes = compress.decompressBytes(compressedBytes);
  if (!compress.lastMethodSuccess) {
    print(compress.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  try {
    fac.writeEntireFile('qa_output/decompressed.bmp', decompressedBytes);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }
}