Decoder (52°North Svalbard Core 9.8.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the result of the decoding process, the "Target"

S - the input which is decoded, the "Source"

All Superinterfaces:

Component<DecoderKey>, Keyed<DecoderKey>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConformanceClassDecoder<T,S>, ProcedureDecoder<T,S>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDelegatingDecoder
```
public interface Decoder<T,S>
extends Component<DecoderKey>
```
Generic interface for decoders.

Since:

1.0.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`decode(S objectToDecode)`	Decode a object to another representation.
`default Set<SupportedType>`	`getSupportedTypes()`	Gets the supported types of this decoder.

Methods inherited from interface org.n52.janmayen.component.Keyed
getKeys

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
T decode(S objectToDecode)
  throws DecodingException
```
    Decode a object to another representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectToDecode - the object to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    the encoded object
    
    Throws:
    
    DecodingException - if an error occurs
  - getSupportedTypes
```
default Set<SupportedType> getSupportedTypes()
```
    Gets the supported types of this decoder.
    
    Returns:
    
    the supported key types