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package org.ajax4jsf.util.base64;
/**
* Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.
*
* @author Apache Software Foundation
* @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java,v 1.1.2.1 2007/01/09 18:59:12 alexsmirnov 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;
}