IEncoder (ph-commons 11.1.0 API)

Type Parameters:

SRCTYPE - Source data type

DSTTYPE - Destination data type

All Known Subinterfaces:

IByteArrayCodec, IByteArrayEncoder, IByteArrayStreamEncoder, ICharArrayCodec, ICharArrayEncoder, ICharArrayStreamEncoder, ICodec<DATATYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRFC1522Codec, Base16Codec, Base32Codec, Base64Codec, FlateCodec, GZIPCodec, IdentityByteArrayCodec, IdentityCodec, LZWCodec, QuotedPrintableCodec, RFC1522BCodec, RFC1522QCodec, RFC2616Codec, URLCodec, URLParameterEncoder

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IEncoder<SRCTYPE,DSTTYPE>
```
The most basic encoding interface

Author:

Philip Helger

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  DSTTYPE getEncoded(SRCTYPE aInput)
  Encode the passed source object

- Method Detail
  - getEncoded
```
@Nullable
DSTTYPE getEncoded(@Nullable
                   SRCTYPE aInput)
```
    Encode the passed source object
    
    Parameters:
    
    aInput - The source object to be encoded
    
    Returns:
    
    The encoded value.
    
    Throws:
    
    EncodeException - In case something goes wrong