}
	if err = e.encoder().Encode(encoded); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return encoded, nil
}

// DecodeDataBlocks decodes the given erasure-coded data.
// It only decodes the data blocks but does not verify them.
// It returns an error if the decoding failed.
func (e *Erasure) DecodeDataBlocks(data [][]byte) error {
	isZero := 0
	for _, b := range data {
		if len(b) == 0 {
			isZero++
			break
		}
	}