Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.zip.Deflater; public class Main { public static byte[] compress(byte[] data) throws IOException { Deflater deflater = new Deflater(); deflater.setInput(data); ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(data.length); deflater.finish(); byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; while (!deflater.finished()) { int count = deflater.deflate(buffer); // returns the generated code... index outputStream.write(buffer, 0, count); } outputStream.close(); byte[] output = outputStream.toByteArray(); System.out.println("Original: " + data.length / 1024 + " Kb"); System.out.println("Compressed: " + output.length / 1024 + " Kb"); return output; } }