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package org.apache.commons.codec;


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:$Id$
/**
 * Provides the highest level of abstraction for Encoders.
 * <p>
 * This is the sister interface of {@link 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 $Id$
 */
public interface Encoder {

    
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.

Params:
  • source – 
           An object to encode
Throws:
  • EncoderException – 
            An encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding
            process.
Returns:An "encoded" Object
/**
     * Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object. The Objects here may just be
     * <code>byte[]</code> or <code>String</code>s depending on the implementation used.
     *
     * @param source
     *            An object to encode
     * @return An "encoded" Object
     * @throws EncoderException
     *             An encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding
     *             process.
     */
    Object encode(Object source) throws EncoderException;
}