content: /*
   * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
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   */
  
  package com.alipay.api.internal.util.codec;
  
  /**
   * Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.
   *
   * @author Apache Software Foundation
   * @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java,v 1.10 2004/06/15 18:14:15 ggregory Exp $
   */
  public interface BinaryDecoder extends Decoder {
  
      /**
       * Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.
       *
       * @param pArray A byte array which has been encoded with the appropriate encoder
       * @return a byte array that contains decoded content
       * @throws DecoderException A decoder exception is thrown if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during the decode process.
       */
      byte[] decode(byte[] pArray) throws DecoderException;
  }  
  
  