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
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15 */
16
17 package org.apache.asn1.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