I just had a look at ZLibWriteStream. This class is really cryptic. Deep knowledge about the zip format is needed.
Maybe something like: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ZLib is a data compression algorithm. According to Wikipedia, "this algorithm provides good compression on a wide variety of data with minimal use of system resources." The class can be used that way: | writer | writer := ZLibWriteStream on: String new. writer nextPutAll: 'Hello World'. writer close. writer encodedStream contents -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alexandre On 11 Jan 2012, at 10:14, [email protected] wrote: > 103 classes done > 793 classes remaining > Continuing in Compression... > > Today: ZLibWriteStream > > > Comment Of The Day Contest - One Day One Comment > Rules: > #1: Each day a not commented class is elected. Each day the best comment will > be integrated with name of the author(s). > #2: If you cannot comment it, deprecate it. > Results: http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/CommentOfTheDayContest > > p.s. this message was sent from a pharo image. Did you know you could easily > do that?! > -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;.
