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package org.bouncycastle.util;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Interface implemented by objects that can be converted into byte arrays.
*/
public interface Encodable
{
/**
* Return a byte array representing the implementing object.
*
* @return a byte array representing the encoding.
* @throws java.io.IOException if an issue arises generation the encoding.
*/
byte[] getEncoded()
throws IOException;
}