CharCodec (CGIN Unified RA API (3.1.9-SNAPSHOT))

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BCDCharCodec, BinaryCharCodec
```
public interface CharCodec
extends Serializable
```
Interface CharCodec is an abstraction of alternative encodings of characters. Its implementations are used in the encoding of Strings to support vendor-specific variations in address fields.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`char`	`decodeChar(int digit)`	Gets the decoded character from an encoded value.
`int`	`encodeChar(char ch)`	Gets the encoded value for a character.

- Method Detail
  - encodeChar
```
int encodeChar(char ch)
```
    Gets the encoded value for a character.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ch - the character to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    the encoded form of the character
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedDigitException - if the character is not supported by this encoding
  - decodeChar
```
char decodeChar(int digit)
```
    Gets the decoded character from an encoded value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    digit - the encoded form of the character.
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded character
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedDigitException - if the character is not supported by this encoding