.net - How to extract ZIP file in C#

Question

How can I extract a ZIP file using C#?

Answer 1

in .NET Framework 4.5 and newer

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;

namespace ConsoleApplication
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string startPath = @"c:examplestart";
            string zipPath = @"c:example
esult.zip";
            string extractPath = @"c:exampleextract";

            ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath);

            ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath);
        }
    }
}