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Node.js zlib.createInflate() Method

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The zlib.createInflate() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the Zlib module which is used to create a new Inflate object. 

Syntax:

zlib.createInflate( options )

Parameters: This method accepts single parameter options which is an optional parameter that holds the zlib options. 

Return Value: It returns a new Inflate object. 

The below examples illustrate the use of zlib.createInflate() method in Node.js: 

Example 1: 

javascript




// Node.js program to demonstrate the    
// createInflate() method
 
// Including zlib module
const zlib = require('zlib');
 
// Calling deflate function to compress data
zlib.deflate('Hello World!', function (err, data) {
    if (err) {
        return console.log('err', err);
    }
 
    // Calling createInflate method
    // to decompress the data again
    const gunzip = zlib.createInflate();
    gunzip.write(data);
    gunzip.on('data', function (data) {
        console.log(data.toString());
    });
});


Output:

Hello World!

Example 2: 

javascript




// Node.js program to demonstrate the    
// createInflate() method
 
// Including zlib module
const zlib = require('zlib');
 
// Calling deflate function to compress data
zlib.deflate('Decompressed..', function (err, data) {
    if (err) {
        return console.log('err', err);
    }
 
    // Calling createInflate method
    // to decompress the data again
    const gunzip = zlib.createInflate();
    gunzip.write(data);
    gunzip.on('data', function (data) {
        console.log(data.toString('hex'));
    });
});


Output:

4465636f6d707265737365642e2e

Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#zlib_zlib_createinflate_options



Last Updated : 31 Mar, 2023
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