Package it.unimi.dsi.compression
Interface Codec
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
PrefixCodec
- All Known Implementing Classes:
HuffmanCodec
,HuTuckerCodec
public interface Codec
An abstract factory corresponding to an instance of a specific compression technique.An implementation of this interface provides coders and decoders. The constructors must provide all data that is required to perform coding and decoding.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Coder
coder()
Returns a coder for the compression technique represented by this coded.Decoder
decoder()
Returns a decoder for the compression technique represented by this coded.int
size()
Returns the number of symbols handled by this codec.
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Method Detail
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coder
Coder coder()
Returns a coder for the compression technique represented by this coded.- Returns:
- a coder for the compression technique represented by this codec.
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decoder
Decoder decoder()
Returns a decoder for the compression technique represented by this coded.- Returns:
- a decoder for the compression technique represented by this codec.
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size
int size()
Returns the number of symbols handled by this codec.- Returns:
- the number of symbols handled by this codec.
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