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Decompress Gzip Data In-Place Using BinData

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This example demonstrates how to use the UncompressBd method to decompress Gzip data stored in a BinData object.

The compressed .gz file is first loaded into memory. The UncompressBd method then decompresses the data in-place, meaning the original compressed bytes in the BinData object are replaced with the uncompressed data.

After decompression, the example writes the resulting data to a file. This approach is useful when working entirely in memory before saving or further processing the uncompressed data.

Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // This example demonstrates how to decompress Gzip data stored in a BinData object.
  // The decompression is done in-place, replacing the compressed data with the original data.

  final gzip = CkGzip();
  final bd = CkBinData();

  // Load a .gz file into BinData:
  try {
    bd.loadFile('example.txt.gz');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('Compressed size (bytes): ${bd.numBytes}');

  // Uncompress the data in-place:
  try {
    gzip.uncompressBd(bd);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('Decompressed size (bytes): ${bd.numBytes}');

  // Save the uncompressed data to a file:
  try {
    bd.writeFile('example.txt');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('File successfully uncompressed to example.txt');
}