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package org.apache.commons.codec;

 

/**

* Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.

*

* @author Apache Software Foundation

* @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java,v 1.10 2004/06/15 18:14:15 ggregory Exp $

*/

public interface BinaryDecoder extends Decoder {

 

   /**

    * Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.

    *

    * @param pArray A byte array which has been encoded with the

    *      appropriate encoder

    *

    * @return a byte array that contains decoded content

    *

    * @throws DecoderException A decoder exception is thrown

    *          if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during

    *          the decode process.

    */

   byte[] decode(byte[] pArray) throws DecoderException;

} 

 

The commons-codec team is pleased to announce the Codec 1.3 release!

 

http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/codec/

 

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats

such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and

decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding

utilities.

 

Changes in this version include:

 

 New Features:

 

o BinaryCodec: Encodes and decodes binary to and from Strings of 0s and 1s.