Encoder (Braintree Gateway Java Client Library 3.42.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

Base64, Hex
```
public interface Encoder
```
Provides the highest level of abstraction for Encoders. This is the sister interface of Decoder. Every implementation of Encoder provides this common generic interface whic allows a user to pass a generic Object to any Encoder implementation in the codec package.

Version:

$Id: Encoder.java 634915 2008-03-08 09:30:25Z bayard $

Author:

Apache Software Foundation

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Object encode(Object pObject)
  Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
Object encode(Object pObject)
       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:
    
    pObject - An object ot encode
    
    Returns:
    
    An "encoded" Object
    
    Throws:
    
    EncoderException - an encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding process.