DecodeFunction (Hekate 4.0.0)

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the result of the function.

All Known Subinterfaces:

Codec<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

GossipProtocolCodec

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 DecodeFunction<T>
```
Functional interface for decoding data from binary format.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`decode(DataReader in)`	Decodes object from the provided reader.
`default T`	`decodeUnchecked(DataReader in)`	Same as `decode(DataReader)` but throws an unchecked exception.

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
T decode(DataReader in)
  throws IOException
```
    Decodes object from the provided reader.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - Data reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    Decoded object.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If object couldn't be decoded.
  - decodeUnchecked
```
default T decodeUnchecked(DataReader in)
                   throws CodecException
```
    Same as decode(DataReader) but throws an unchecked exception.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - Data reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    Decoded object.
    
    Throws:
    
    CodecException - If object couldn't be decoded.