NSMutableData increaseLengthBy example in Objective C (iOS).

NSMutableData increaseLengthBy

Increases the length of the receiver by a given number of bytes.

- (void)increaseLengthBy:(NSUInteger)extraLength

Parameters
extraLength
The number of bytes by which to increase the receiver's length.

Discussion of [NSMutableData increaseLengthBy]
The additional bytes are all set to 0.

NSMutableData increaseLengthBy example.

ou want to use an NSMutableData, which you make from the NSData you get back from the string, then add some zeros:

NSMutableData paddedData = [NSMutableData dataWithData:d];
[paddedData increaseLengthBy:4];

Example of [NSMutableData increaseLengthBy].

NSData* compressData(NSData* uncompressedData) {
if ([uncompressedData length] == 0) return uncompressedData;

z_stream strm;

strm.zalloc = Z_NULL;
strm.zfree = Z_NULL;
strm.opaque = Z_NULL;
strm.total_out = 0;
strm.next_in=(Bytef *)[uncompressedData bytes];
strm.avail_in = (unsigned int)[uncompressedData length];

// Compresssion Levels:
//   Z_NO_COMPRESSION
//   Z_BEST_SPEED
//   Z_BEST_COMPRESSION
//   Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION

if (deflateInit2(&strm, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION, Z_DEFLATED, (15+16), 8, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY) != Z_OK) return nil;

NSMutableData *compressed = [NSMutableData dataWithLength:16384];  // 16K chunks for expansion

do {

    if (strm.total_out >= [compressed length])
        [compressed increaseLengthBy: 16384];

    strm.next_out = [compressed mutableBytes] + strm.total_out;
    strm.avail_out = (unsigned int)([compressed length] - strm.total_out);

    deflate(&strm, Z_FINISH); 

} while (strm.avail_out == 0);

deflateEnd(&strm);

[compressed setLength: strm.total_out];
return [NSData dataWithData:compressed];
}

NSMutableData increaseLengthBy example.

if ([compressedData length] == 0) return compressedData;

NSUInteger full_length = [compressedData length];
NSUInteger half_length = [compressedData length] / 2;

NSMutableData *decompressed = [NSMutableData dataWithLength: full_length + half_length];
BOOL done = NO;
int status;

z_stream strm;
strm.next_in = (Bytef *)[compressedData bytes];
strm.avail_in = (unsigned int)[compressedData length];
strm.total_out = 0;
strm.zalloc = Z_NULL;
strm.zfree = Z_NULL;

if (inflateInit2(&strm, (15+32)) != Z_OK) return nil;

while (!done) {
    // Make sure we have enough room and reset the lengths.
    if (strm.total_out >= [decompressed length]) {
        [decompressed increaseLengthBy: half_length];
    }
    strm.next_out = [decompressed mutableBytes] + strm.total_out;
    strm.avail_out = (unsigned int)([decompressed length] - strm.total_out);

    // Inflate another chunk.
    status = inflate (&strm, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
    if (status == Z_STREAM_END) {
        done = YES;
    } else if (status != Z_OK) {
        break;
    }
}
if (inflateEnd (&strm) != Z_OK) return nil;

// Set real length.
if (done) {
    [decompressed setLength: strm.total_out];
    return [NSData dataWithData: decompressed];
} else {
    return nil;
}
}

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