ByteCoder (Glazed Lists)

```
public interface ByteCoder
```
An utility interface for converting Objects to bytes for storage or network transport. For some common, general-purpose ByteCoders, see the GlazedLists factory class.

Author:

Jesse Wilson

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`decode(java.io.InputStream source)`	Decode the Object from the specified `InputStream`.
`void`	`encode(java.lang.Object source, java.io.OutputStream target)`	Encode the specified Object over the specified `OutputStream`.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
void encode(java.lang.Object source,
            java.io.OutputStream target)
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Encode the specified Object over the specified OutputStream.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - decode
```
java.lang.Object decode(java.io.InputStream source)
                 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Decode the Object from the specified InputStream. The stream should contain exactly one Object and no further bytes before the end of the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException