Package global.namespace.fun.io.api

Interface Decoder

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConnectedCodec

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Decoder

Decodes an object graph.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> T	decode(java.lang.reflect.Type expected)	Decodes an object graph of the expected type.

Method Detail

decode

<T> T decode(java.lang.reflect.Type expected)
      throws java.lang.Exception

Decodes an object graph of the expected type.

Type Parameters:

T - the expected type of the decoded object.

Parameters:

expected - the expected type of the decoded object graph, e.g. String.class. This is just a hint and the implementation may ignore it.

Returns:

A duplicate of the original object graph. Its actual type may differ from the expected type.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception