BytesEncoder (Zipkin Core Library 2.24.3 API)

Type Parameters:

T - type of the object to encode

All Known Implementing Classes:

DependencyLinkBytesEncoder, SpanBytesEncoder
```
public interface BytesEncoder<T>
```
Utility for encoding one or more elements of a type into a byte array.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`encode(T input)`	Serializes an object into its binary form.
`byte[]`	`encodeList(List<T> input)`	Serializes a list of objects into their binary form.
`Encoding`	`encoding()`
`int`	`sizeInBytes(T input)`

- Method Detail
  - encoding
```
Encoding encoding()
```
  - sizeInBytes
```
int sizeInBytes(T input)
```
  - encode
```
byte[] encode(T input)
```
    Serializes an object into its binary form.
  - encodeList
```
byte[] encodeList(List<T> input)
```
    Serializes a list of objects into their binary form.