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 decoding methods for byte array decoders. 21 * 22 * @author Apache Software Foundation 23 * @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java,v 1.10 2004/06/15 18:14:15 ggregory Exp $ 24 */ 25 public interface BinaryDecoder extends Decoder { 26 27 /** 28 * Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array. 29 * 30 * @param pArray A byte array which has been encoded with the 31 * appropriate encoder 32 * 33 * @return a byte array that contains decoded content 34 * 35 * @throws DecoderException A decoder exception is thrown 36 * if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during 37 * the decode process. 38 */ decode(byte[] pArray)39 byte[] decode(byte[] pArray) throws DecoderException; 40 } 41 42