org.bouncycastle.util
Interface Encodable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ASN1Object, JournaledAlgorithm

public interface Encodable

Interface implemented by objects that can be converted into byte arrays.

Method Summary

byte[]

getEncoded() Return a byte array representing the implementing object.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()
                  throws java.io.IOException

Return a byte array representing the implementing object.

Returns:

a byte array representing the encoding.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an issue arises generation the encoding.