Method encode

src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/Encoder.java:41–41

Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object. The Objects here may just be byte[] or Strings depending on the implementation used. @param source An object to encode @return An "encoded" Object @throws EncoderException An encoder exception i

(Object source)

     *             process.
     */
    Object encode(Object source) throws EncoderException;
}