Encoder (Apache LDAP API 2.1.1 API Documentation)

```
public interface Encoder
```
Provides the highest level of abstraction for Encoders. This is the sister interface of Decoder. Every implementation of Encoder provides this common generic interface whic allows a user to pass a generic Object to any Encoder implementation in the codec package.

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- Method Summary
  
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  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Object encode(Object object)
  Encodes an "Object" and returns the encoded content as an Object.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
Object encode(Object object)
       throws EncoderException
```
    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.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - An object to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    An "encoded" Object
    
    Throws:
    
    EncoderException - an encoder exception is thrown if the encoder experiences a failure condition during the encoding process.