http://www.jasypt.org: Java library which enables encryption in java apps with minimum effort. (The JASYPT team)
  • Daniel Fernandez 
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/*
 * IMPORTANT NOTE: This class has been included into Jasypt's source tree from 
 * Apache Commons-Codec version 1.3 [see http://commons.apache.org/codec], 
 * licensed under Apache License 2.0 [see http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0].  
 * No modifications have been made to the code of this class except the package name.
 */

package org.jasypt.contrib.org.apache.commons.codec_1_3;


Defines common encoding methods for byte array encoders.

Author:Apache Software Foundation
/**
 * Defines common encoding methods for byte array encoders.
 * 
 * @author Apache Software Foundation
 */
public interface BinaryEncoder extends Encoder {
    
    
Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data
as a byte array.

Params:
  • pArray – Data to be encoded
Throws:
  • EncoderException – thrown if the Encoder
     encounters a failure condition during the
     encoding process.
Returns:A byte array containing the encoded data
/**
     * Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data
     * as a byte array.
     * 
     * @param pArray Data to be encoded
     *
     * @return A byte array containing the encoded data
     * 
     * @throws EncoderException thrown if the Encoder
     *      encounters a failure condition during the
     *      encoding process.
     */
    byte[] encode(byte[] pArray) throws EncoderException;
}