@Deprecated
public interface Encoder
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.
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
java.lang.Object |
encode(java.lang.Object source)
Deprecated.
Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.
|
java.lang.Object encode(java.lang.Object source)
throws EncoderException
byte[] or Strings depending on the implementation used.source - An object to encodeEncoderException - An encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding
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