| /* |
| * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| package org.apache.commons.codec; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders. |
| * |
| * @author Apache Software Foundation |
| * @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java,v 1.10 2004/06/15 18:14:15 ggregory Exp $ |
| */ |
| public interface BinaryDecoder extends Decoder { |
| |
| /** |
| * Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array. |
| * |
| * @param pArray A byte array which has been encoded with the |
| * appropriate encoder |
| * |
| * @return a byte array that contains decoded content |
| * |
| * @throws DecoderException A decoder exception is thrown |
| * if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during |
| * the decode process. |
| */ |
| byte[] decode(byte[] pArray) throws DecoderException; |
| } |
| |