TextDecoder (NASA WorldWind)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicTextDecoder, KMLBalloonTextDecoder
```
public interface TextDecoder
```
A general purpose text decoder. A text decoder takes an input string and produces a decoded output string.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getDecodedText()`	Get the decoded text.
`long`	`getLastUpdateTime()`	Get the time at which the decoded text last changed.
`void`	`setText(java.lang.String input)`	Set the input text which the decoder will process.

- Method Detail
  - setText
```
void setText(java.lang.String input)
```
    Set the input text which the decoder will process.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - Text to decode.
  - getDecodedText
```
java.lang.String getDecodedText()
```
    Get the decoded text. This method may be called many times. Implementations should cache decoding results that do not need to be recomputed.
    
    Returns:
    
    Text after decoding.
  - getLastUpdateTime
```
long getLastUpdateTime()
```
    Get the time at which the decoded text last changed. The text can change because new source text is set, or because an external resource required for decoding has been resolved.
    The update time does not change until getDecodedText() is called. An application should call getDecodedText(), and then call this method to compare the timestamp with some previous timestamp to determine if the decoded text has changed since getDecodedText() was last called.
    
    Returns:
    
    The time (as returned by System.currentTimeMillis()) at which the decoded text last changed. Returns zero if called before the text is decoded.