javax.websocket

Interface Encoder.Binary<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the custom object that this Encoder can encoder to a ByteBuffer.

All Superinterfaces:

Encoder

Enclosing interface:

Encoder

public static interface Encoder.Binary<T>
extends Encoder

This interface defines how to provide a way to convert a custom object into a binary message.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.websocket.Encoder

Encoder.Binary<T>, Encoder.BinaryStream<T>, Encoder.Text<T>, Encoder.TextStream<T>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ByteBuffer	encode(T object) Encode the given object into a byte array.

Methods inherited from interface javax.websocket.Encoder

destroy, init

Method Detail

encode

ByteBuffer encode(T object)
           throws EncodeException

Encode the given object into a byte array.

Parameters:

object - the object being encoded.

Returns:

the binary data.

Throws:

EncodeException - The provided object could not be encoded to a byte buffer