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.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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Object |
encode(Object pObject)
Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.
|
Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException
byte[]
or String
s
depending on the implementation used.pObject
- An object ot encodeEncoderException
- an encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a
failure condition during the encoding process.Copyright © 2003–2016 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.