Transcoder (Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.9 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTranscoder, JavaSerializationTranscoder, JBossMarshallingTranscoder, JsonTranscoder, OneToManyTranscoder, TranscoderMarshallerAdapter, XMLTranscoder
```
public interface Transcoder
```
Converts content between two or more MediaTypes.
Note: A transcoder must be symmetric: if it can convert from media type X to media type Y, it must also be able to convert from Y to X.

Since:

9.2

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Set<MediaType>`	`getSupportedMediaTypes()`
`default boolean`	`supports(MediaType mediaType)`
`default boolean`	`supportsConversion(MediaType mediaType, MediaType other)`
`Object`	`transcode(Object content, MediaType contentType, MediaType destinationType)`	Transcodes content between two different `MediaType`.

- Method Detail
  - transcode
```
Object transcode(Object content,
                 MediaType contentType,
                 MediaType destinationType)
```
    Transcodes content between two different MediaType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    content - Content to transcode.
    
    contentType - The MediaType of the content.
    
    destinationType - The target MediaType to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    the transcoded content.
  - getSupportedMediaTypes
```
Set<MediaType> getSupportedMediaTypes()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the MediaType handled by this Transcoder.
  - supportsConversion
```
default boolean supportsConversion(MediaType mediaType,
                                   MediaType other)
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the transcoder supports the conversion between the supplied MediaTypes.
  - supports
```
default boolean supports(MediaType mediaType)
```
    Returns:
    
    true iff the transcoder supports the conversion to and from the given MediaType.