Package org.apache.tomcat.util.codec
Interface Encoder
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
BinaryEncoder
- All Known Implementing Classes:
Base64
,BaseNCodec
@Deprecated public interface Encoder
Deprecated.This interface is unused and will be removed in Tomcat 9Provides 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.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.Object
encode(java.lang.Object source)
Deprecated.Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.
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Method Detail
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encode
java.lang.Object encode(java.lang.Object source) throws EncoderException
Deprecated.Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object. The Objects here may just bebyte[]
orString
s 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.
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