# Codecs for variable-length objects

```{eval-rst}
.. automodule:: numcodecs.vlen
```

## VLenUTF8

```{eval-rst}
.. autoclass:: VLenUTF8

    .. autoattribute:: codec_id
    .. automethod:: encode
    .. automethod:: decode
    .. automethod:: get_config
    .. automethod:: from_config
```

## VLenBytes

```{eval-rst}
.. autoclass:: VLenBytes

    .. autoattribute:: codec_id
    .. automethod:: encode
    .. automethod:: decode
    .. automethod:: get_config
    .. automethod:: from_config
```

## VLenArray

```{eval-rst}
.. autoclass:: VLenArray

    .. autoattribute:: codec_id
    .. automethod:: encode
    .. automethod:: decode
    .. automethod:: get_config
    .. automethod:: from_config
```