org.gatein.common.text

Interface CharToByteEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharToByteEncoder.Generic

public interface CharToByteEncoder

Defines an interface for encoding a char to a sequence of bytes.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Julien Viet

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	CharToByteEncoder.Generic Generic implementation that works for any charset, based on NIO.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static byte[]	EMPTY .

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	encode(char c) Encode the specified char.

Field Detail

EMPTY

static final byte[] EMPTY

.

Method Detail

encode

byte[] encode(char c)
              throws EncodingException

Encode the specified char. The returned byte array can be used safely until a new invocation to the same object is done. If the returned array has a length of zero it means that the char cannot be encoded.

Parameters:

c - the char to encode

Returns:

the encoded char as a byte array

Throws:

EncodingException