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Class CompressAlgo

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

Arithmetic, Huff

public abstract class CompressAlgo

extends java.lang.Object

The abstract class of compression algorithms.

Author:

Chad Cook

Constructor Summary

CompressAlgo()

Method Summary

abstract java.io.File	decode(java.io.File fileIn) Decodes the given file.
abstract java.io.File	encode(java.io.File fileIn) Encodes the given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CompressAlgo

public CompressAlgo()

Method Detail

encode

public abstract java.io.File encode(java.io.File fileIn)

Encodes the given file.

Parameters:

File - The file to be encoded.

Returns:

The encoded file.

decode

public abstract java.io.File decode(java.io.File fileIn)

Decodes the given file.

Parameters:

File - the file to be decoded.

Returns:

The decoded file.