BinaryDecoder (Apache Commons Codec 1.15 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Decoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

Base16, Base32, Base64, BaseNCodec, BinaryCodec, Hex, PercentCodec, QuotedPrintableCodec, URLCodec
```
public interface BinaryDecoder
extends Decoder
```
Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  byte[] decode(byte[] source)
  Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.codec.Decoder
    decode

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
byte[] decode(byte[] source)
       throws DecoderException
```
    Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - A byte array which has been encoded with the appropriate encoder
    
    Returns:
    
    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.