SelfEncodable class abstract interface

An object that can encode itself to various data formats.

The interface can be used like this:

class Person implements SelfEncodable {
  /* ... */

  @override
  void encode(Encoder encoder) {
    /* ... */
  }
}

Objects implementing SelfEncodable can be encoded to various data formats using the respective to<Format>() extension method. A particular method is available by importing the appropriate library or package:

final Person person = ...;

// From 'package:codable/json.dart'
final String json = person.toJson();

// From 'package:codable/standard.dart'
final Map<String, dynamic> map = person.toMap();

// From imaginary 'package:x/x.dart'
final X x = person.toX();

See also:

• Encodable for encoding values of some type to various data formats.
• Decodable for decoding values of some type from various data formats.
• Codable for combining both encoding and decoding of types.