BinaryEncoder (Apache Tomcat 8.5.89 API Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

Encoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

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

Defines common encoding methods for byte array encoders.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`encode(byte[] source)`	Deprecated. Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data as a byte array.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tomcat.util.codec.Encoder
encode

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
byte[] encode(byte[] source)
       throws EncoderException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data as a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - Data to be encoded
    
    Returns:
    
    A byte array containing the encoded data
    
    Throws:
    
    EncoderException - thrown if the Encoder encounters a failure condition during the encoding process.