org.exoplatform.commons.utils

Interface CharEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharsetCharEncoder, TableCharEncoder

public interface CharEncoder

A char encoder that encodes chars to a suite of bytes. No assumptions must be made about the statefullness nature of an encoder as some encoder may be statefull and some encoder may be stateless.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	encode(char c) Encodes a single char into an array of bytes.
Charset	getCharset() Returns the charset that will perform the encoding.

Method Detail

encode

byte[] encode(char c)

Encodes a single char into an array of bytes. The returned array of bytes should not be modified.

Parameters:

c - the char to encode

Returns:

the serie of bytes corresponding to the encoded char

getCharset

Charset getCharset()

Returns the charset that will perform the encoding.

Returns:

the charset for encoding