Class ZCompressorInputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable, InputStreamStatistics

Input stream that decompresses .Z files.
Since:
1.7
This class is not thread-safe
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • matches

      public static boolean matches(byte[] signature, int length)
      Checks if the signature matches what is expected for a Unix compress file.
      Parameters:
      signature - the bytes to check
      length - the number of bytes to check
      Returns:
      true, if this stream is a Unix compress compressed stream, false otherwise
      Since:
      1.9
    • addEntry

      protected int addEntry(int previousCode, byte character) throws IOException
      Add a new entry to the dictionary.

      This method is only protected for technical reasons and is not part of Commons Compress' published API. It may change or disappear without warning.

      Specified by:
      addEntry in class LZWInputStream
      Parameters:
      previousCode - the previous code
      character - the next character to append
      Returns:
      the new code
      Throws:
      IOException - on error
    • decompressNextSymbol

      protected int decompressNextSymbol() throws IOException
      Read the next code and expand it.

      This method is only protected for technical reasons and is not part of Commons Compress' published API. It may change or disappear without warning.

      Specified by:
      decompressNextSymbol in class LZWInputStream
      Returns:
      the expanded next code, negative on EOF
      Throws:
      IOException - on error
    • readNextCode

      protected int readNextCode() throws IOException
      Reads the next code from the stream.

      This method is only protected for technical reasons and is not part of Commons Compress' published API. It may change or disappear without warning.

      Overrides:
      readNextCode in class LZWInputStream
      Returns:
      the next code
      Throws:
      IOException - on error