1 /* 2 * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package org.apache.commons.codec; 18 19 /** 20 * Defines common encoding methods for byte array encoders. 21 * 22 * @author Apache Software Foundation 23 * @version $Id: BinaryEncoder.java,v 1.10 2004/02/29 04:08:31 tobrien Exp $ 24 */ 25 public interface BinaryEncoder extends Encoder { 26 27 /** 28 * Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data 29 * as a byte array. 30 * 31 * @param pArray Data to be encoded 32 * 33 * @return A byte array containing the encoded data 34 * 35 * @throws EncoderException thrown if the Encoder 36 * encounters a failure condition during the 37 * encoding process. 38 */ 39 byte[] encode(byte[] pArray) throws EncoderException; 40 } 41 42
