Method Detail

• encode

  Object encode(Object source)
                throws EncoderException

  Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object. The Objects here may just be byte[] or Strings 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.