# 659 · Encode and Decode Strings

## Medium

***

Description

Design an algorithm to encode a list of strings to a string. The encoded string is then sent over the network and is decoded back to the original list of strings.

Please implement `encode` and `decode`

*Contact me on wechat to get **Amazon、Google** requent Interview questions . (wechat id : **jiuzhang0607**)*

Example

**Example1**

```
Input: ["lint","code","love","you"]
Output: ["lint","code","love","you"]
Explanation:
One possible encode method is: "lint:;code:;love:;you"
```

**Example2**

```
Input: ["we", "say", ":", "yes"]
Output: ["we", "say", ":", "yes"]
Explanation:
One possible encode method is: "we:;say:;:::;yes"
```