All Known Subinterfaces:
BinaryEncoder
All Known Implementing Classes:
Base64

public interface Encoder

Provides the highest level of abstraction for Encoders. This is the sister interface of Decoder. Every implementation of Encoder provides this common generic interface whic allows a user to pass a generic Object to any Encoder implementation in the codec package.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    encode(Object pObject)
    Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.
  • Method Details

    • encode

      Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException
      Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object. The Objects here may just be byte[] or Strings depending on the implementation used.
      Parameters:
      pObject - An object ot encode
      Returns:
      An "encoded" Object
      Throws:
      EncoderException - an encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding process.