org.apache.tomcat.util.codec
Interface Encoder

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

Base64, BaseNCodec

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 which allows a user to pass a generic Object to any Encoder implementation in the codec package.

Version:

$Id: Encoder.java 1459218 2013-03-21 10:31:50Z markt $

Method Summary

Object

encode(Object source) Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.

Method Detail

encode

Object encode(Object source)
              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:

source - An object to encode

Returns:

An "encoded" Object

Throws:

EncoderException - An encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding process.