apple.foundation.enums

Class NSDataCompressionAlgorithm

java.lang.Object

apple.foundation.enums.NSDataCompressionAlgorithm

public final class NSDataCompressionAlgorithm
extends java.lang.Object

Various algorithms provided for compression APIs. See NSData and NSMutableData.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static long	LZ4 LZ4 is appropriate if compression speed is critical.
static long	LZFSE LZFSE is the recommended compression algorithm if you don't have a specific reason to use another algorithm.
static long	LZMA LZMA is appropriate if compression ratio is critical and memory usage and compression speed are not a factor.
static long	Zlib Zlib is appropriate if you want a good balance between compression speed and compression ratio, but only if you need interoperability with non-Apple platforms.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LZFSE

public static final long LZFSE

LZFSE is the recommended compression algorithm if you don't have a specific reason to use another algorithm. Note that LZFSE is intended for use with Apple devices only. This algorithm generally compresses better than Zlib, but not as well as LZMA. It is generally slower than LZ4.

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Constant Field Values

LZ4

public static final long LZ4

LZ4 is appropriate if compression speed is critical. LZ4 generally sacrifices compression ratio in order to achieve its greater speed. This implementation of LZ4 makes a small modification to the standard format, which is described in greater detail in .

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Constant Field Values

LZMA

public static final long LZMA

LZMA is appropriate if compression ratio is critical and memory usage and compression speed are not a factor. LZMA is an order of magnitude slower for both compression and decompression than other algorithms. It can also use a very large amount of memory, so if you need to compress large amounts of data on embedded devices with limited memory you should probably avoid LZMA. Encoding uses LZMA level 6 only, but decompression works with any compression level.

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Constant Field Values

Zlib

public static final long Zlib

Zlib is appropriate if you want a good balance between compression speed and compression ratio, but only if you need interoperability with non-Apple platforms. Otherwise, LZFSE is generally a better choice than Zlib. Encoding uses Zlib level 5 only, but decompression works with any compression level. It uses the raw DEFLATE format as described in IETF RFC 1951.

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Constant Field Values