BinaryDecoder (Apache Tomcat 8.5.87 API Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

Decoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

Base64, BaseNCodec
```
@Deprecated
public interface BinaryDecoder
extends Decoder
```
Deprecated.
This interface is unused and will be removed in Tomcat 9

Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`decode(byte[] source)`	Deprecated. Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tomcat.util.codec.Decoder
decode

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
byte[] decode(byte[] source)
       throws DecoderException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - A byte array which has been encoded with the appropriate encoder
    
    Returns:
    
    a byte array that contains decoded content
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - A decoder exception is thrown if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during the decode process.