com.hp.util.codec

Interface EntropicStringCodec

All Superinterfaces:

StringCodec

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassNameCodec, EntropicStringSetCodec

public interface EntropicStringCodec
extends StringCodec

This interface extends StringCodec, defining methods for adding new string encodings after construction.

Author:

Simon Hunt

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(String original) This method adds another original string to the codec.
void	addAll(Set<String> originals) This method adds more original (unencoded) strings to the codec.

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.util.codec.StringCodec

decode, encode, size

Method Detail

add

void add(String original)

This method adds another original string to the codec. The implementation will assign a unique encoded form for the string and add it to its internal map.

Parameters:

original - an original (unencoded) string

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the parameter is null

addAll

void addAll(Set<String> originals)

This method adds more original (unencoded) strings to the codec. The implementation will assign a unique encoded form for each string and add them to its internal map.

Parameters:

originals - an original (unencoded) string

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the parameter is null, or any element of the set is null