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## java.util.zip
Class Inflater

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--java.util.zip.Inflater

public class Inflater
extends Object

This class provides support for general purpose decompression using popular ZLIB compression library. The ZLIB compression library was initially developed as part of the PNG graphics standard and is not protected by patents. It is fully described in the specifications at the java.util.zip package description.

The following code fragment demonstrates a trivial compression and decompression of a string using `Deflater` and `Inflater`.

>      // Encode a String into bytes
>      String inputString = "blahblahblah??";
>      byte[] input = inputString.getBytes("UTF-8");

>      // Compress the bytes
>      byte[] output = new byte[100];
>      Deflater compresser = new Deflater();
>      compresser.setInput(input);
>      compresser.finish();
>      int compressedDataLength = compresser.deflate(output);

>      // Decompress the bytes
>      Inflater decompresser = new Inflater();
>      decompresser.setInput(output, 0, compressedDataLength);
>      byte[] result = new byte[100];
>      int resultLength = decompresser.inflate(result);
>      decompresser.end();

>      // Decode the bytes into a String
>      String outputString = new String(result, 0, resultLength, "UTF-8");

See Also:
  `Deflater`

Constructor Summary
`Inflater()` Creates a new decompressor.
`Inflater(boolean nowrap)` Creates a new decompressor.

Method Summary
`void` | `end()` Closes the decompressor and discards any unprocessed input.
`protected void` | `finalize()` Closes the decompressor when garbage is collected.
`boolean` | `finished()` Return true if the end of the compressed data stream has been reached.
`int` | `getAdler()` Returns the ADLER-32 value of the uncompressed data.
`int` | `getRemaining()` Returns the total number of bytes remaining in the input buffer.
`int` | `getTotalIn()` Returns the total number of bytes input so far.
`int` | `getTotalOut()` Returns the total number of bytes output so far.
`int` | `inflate(byte[] b)` Uncompresses bytes into specified buffer.
`int` | `inflate(byte[] b, int off, int len)` Uncompresses bytes into specified buffer.
`boolean` | `needsDictionary()` Returns true if a preset dictionary is needed for decompression.
`boolean` | `needsInput()` Returns true if no data remains in the input buffer.
`void` | `reset()` Resets inflater so that a new set of input data can be processed.
`void` | `setDictionary(byte[] b)` Sets the preset dictionary to the given array of bytes.
`void` | `setDictionary(byte[] b, int off, int len)` Sets the preset dictionary to the given array of bytes.
`void` | `setInput(byte[] b)` Sets input data for decompression.
`void` | `setInput(byte[] b, int off, int len)` Sets input data for decompression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Inflater

    public Inflater(boolean nowrap)

  Creates a new decompressor. If the parameter 'nowrap' is true then the ZLIB header and checksum fields will not be used. This provides compatibility with the compression format used by both GZIP and PKZIP.

  Note: When using the 'nowrap' option it is also necessary to provide an extra "dummy" byte as input. This is required by the ZLIB native library in order to support certain optimizations.

Parameters:
  `nowrap` - if true then support GZIP compatible compression

### Inflater

    public Inflater()

  Creates a new decompressor.

Method Detail

### setInput

    public void setInput(byte[] b,
                         int off,
                         int len)

  Sets input data for decompression. Should be called whenever needsInput() returns true indicating that more input data is required.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the input data bytes
    `off` - the start offset of the input data
    `len` - the length of the input data
  See Also:
    `needsInput()`

### setInput

    public void setInput(byte[] b)

  Sets input data for decompression. Should be called whenever needsInput() returns true indicating that more input data is required.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the input data bytes
  See Also:
    `needsInput()`

### setDictionary

    public void setDictionary(byte[] b,
                              int off,
                              int len)

  Sets the preset dictionary to the given array of bytes. Should be called when inflate() returns 0 and needsDictionary() returns true indicating that a preset dictionary is required. The method getAdler() can be used to get the Adler-32 value of the dictionary needed.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the dictionary data bytes
    `off` - the start offset of the data
    `len` - the length of the data
  See Also:
    `needsDictionary()`, `getAdler()`

### setDictionary

    public void setDictionary(byte[] b)

  Sets the preset dictionary to the given array of bytes. Should be called when inflate() returns 0 and needsDictionary() returns true indicating that a preset dictionary is required. The method getAdler() can be used to get the Adler-32 value of the dictionary needed.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the dictionary data bytes
  See Also:
    `needsDictionary()`, `getAdler()`

### getRemaining

    public int getRemaining()

  Returns the total number of bytes remaining in the input buffer. This can be used to find out what bytes still remain in the input buffer after decompression has finished.

  Returns:
    the total number of bytes remaining in the input buffer

### needsInput

    public boolean needsInput()

  Returns true if no data remains in the input buffer. This can be used to determine if #setInput should be called in order to provide more input.

  Returns:
    true if no data remains in the input buffer

### needsDictionary

    public boolean needsDictionary()

  Returns true if a preset dictionary is needed for decompression.

  Returns:
    true if a preset dictionary is needed for decompression
  See Also:
    `setDictionary(byte[], int, int)`

### finished

    public boolean finished()

  Return true if the end of the compressed data stream has been reached.

  Returns:
    true if the end of the compressed data stream has been reached

### inflate

    public int inflate(byte[] b,
                       int off,
                       int len)
                throws DataFormatException

  Uncompresses bytes into specified buffer. Returns actual number of bytes uncompressed. A return value of 0 indicates that needsInput() or needsDictionary() should be called in order to determine if more input data or a preset dictionary is required. In the later case, getAdler() can be used to get the Adler-32 value of the dictionary required.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the buffer for the uncompressed data
    `off` - the start offset of the data
    `len` - the maximum number of uncompressed bytes
  Returns:
    the actual number of uncompressed bytes
  Throws:
    `DataFormatException` - if the compressed data format is invalid
  See Also:
    `needsInput()`, `needsDictionary()`

### inflate

    public int inflate(byte[] b)
                throws DataFormatException

  Uncompresses bytes into specified buffer. Returns actual number of bytes uncompressed. A return value of 0 indicates that needsInput() or needsDictionary() should be called in order to determine if more input data or a preset dictionary is required. In the later case, getAdler() can be used to get the Adler-32 value of the dictionary required.

  Parameters:
    `b` - the buffer for the uncompressed data
  Returns:
    the actual number of uncompressed bytes
  Throws:
    `DataFormatException` - if the compressed data format is invalid
  See Also:
    `needsInput()`, `needsDictionary()`

### getAdler

    public int getAdler()

  Returns the ADLER-32 value of the uncompressed data.

  Returns:
    the ADLER-32 value of the uncompressed data

### getTotalIn

    public int getTotalIn()

  Returns the total number of bytes input so far.

  Returns:
    the total number of bytes input so far

### getTotalOut

    public int getTotalOut()

  Returns the total number of bytes output so far.

  Returns:
    the total number of bytes output so far

### reset

    public void reset()

  Resets inflater so that a new set of input data can be processed.

### end

    public void end()

  Closes the decompressor and discards any unprocessed input. This method should be called when the decompressor is no longer being used, but will also be called automatically by the finalize() method. Once this method is called, the behavior of the Inflater object is undefined.

### finalize

    protected void finalize()

  Closes the decompressor when garbage is collected.

  Overrides:
    `finalize` in class `Object`

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