# Java encoding help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-encoding-help/299916
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 12, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-encoding-help/299916 "2009-11-12T16:07:53Z")
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### Author: ![cnboy0212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@cnboy0212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cnboy0212)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-encoding-help/299916/1 "2009-11-12T16:07:53Z")

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i am trying to write my own class to encode and decode a file, i ahve no knowledge on these kinda stuff, what are some methods i can use to encode and decode?