Added in API level 1

ByteBuffer

abstract class ByteBuffer : Buffer, Comparable<ByteBuffer!>
kotlin.Any
   ↳ java.nio.Buffer
   ↳ java.nio.ByteBuffer

A byte buffer.

This class defines six categories of operations upon byte buffers:

  • Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write single bytes;
  • Absolute and relative bulk get methods that transfer contiguous sequences of bytes from this buffer into an array;
  • Absolute and relative bulk put methods that transfer contiguous sequences of bytes from a byte array or some other byte buffer into this buffer;
  • Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write values of other primitive types, translating them to and from sequences of bytes in a particular byte order;
  • Methods for creating view buffers, which allow a byte buffer to be viewed as a buffer containing values of some other primitive type; and
  • A method for compacting a byte buffer.

Byte buffers can be created either by allocation, which allocates space for the buffer's content, or by wrapping an existing byte array {#if[char]?or string} into a buffer.

Direct vs. non-direct buffers

A byte buffer is either direct or non-direct. Given a direct byte buffer, the Java virtual machine will make a best effort to perform native I/O operations directly upon it. That is, it will attempt to avoid copying the buffer's content to (or from) an intermediate buffer before (or after) each invocation of one of the underlying operating system's native I/O operations.

A direct byte buffer may be created by invoking the allocateDirect factory method of this class. The buffers returned by this method typically have somewhat higher allocation and deallocation costs than non-direct buffers. The contents of direct buffers may reside outside of the normal garbage-collected heap, and so their impact upon the memory footprint of an application might not be obvious. It is therefore recommended that direct buffers be allocated primarily for large, long-lived buffers that are subject to the underlying system's native I/O operations. In general it is best to allocate direct buffers only when they yield a measurable gain in program performance.

A direct byte buffer may also be created by mapping a region of a file directly into memory. An implementation of the Java platform may optionally support the creation of direct byte buffers from native code via JNI. If an instance of one of these kinds of buffers refers to an inaccessible region of memory then an attempt to access that region will not change the buffer's content and will cause an unspecified exception to be thrown either at the time of the access or at some later time.

Whether a byte buffer is direct or non-direct may be determined by invoking its isDirect method. This method is provided so that explicit buffer management can be done in performance-critical code.

Access to binary data

This class defines methods for reading and writing values of all other primitive types, except boolean. Primitive values are translated to (or from) sequences of bytes according to the buffer's current byte order, which may be retrieved and modified via the #order methods. Specific byte orders are represented by instances of the ByteOrder class. The initial order of a byte buffer is always BIG_ENDIAN.

For access to heterogeneous binary data, that is, sequences of values of different types, this class defines a family of absolute and relative get and put methods for each type. For 32-bit floating-point values, for example, this class defines: 

float  <code><a docref="java.nio.ByteBuffer$getFloat()">#getFloat()</a></code>float  <code><a docref="java.nio.ByteBuffer$getFloat(kotlin.Int)">getFloat(int index)</a></code>void  <code><a docref="java.nio.ByteBuffer$putFloat(kotlin.Float)">putFloat(float f)</a></code>void  <code><a docref="java.nio.ByteBuffer$putFloat(kotlin.Int, kotlin.Float)">putFloat(int index, float f)</a></code>

Corresponding methods are defined for the types char, short, int, long, and double. The index parameters of the absolute get and put methods are in terms of bytes rather than of the type being read or written.

For access to homogeneous binary data, that is, sequences of values of the same type, this class defines methods that can create views of a given byte buffer. A view buffer is simply another buffer whose content is backed by the byte buffer. Changes to the byte buffer's content will be visible in the view buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values are independent. The asFloatBuffer method, for example, creates an instance of the FloatBuffer class that is backed by the byte buffer upon which the method is invoked. Corresponding view-creation methods are defined for the types char, short, int, long, and double.

View buffers have three important advantages over the families of type-specific get and put methods described above:

  • A view buffer is indexed not in terms of bytes but rather in terms of the type-specific size of its values;
  • A view buffer provides relative bulk get and put methods that can transfer contiguous sequences of values between a buffer and an array or some other buffer of the same type; and
  • A view buffer is potentially much more efficient because it will be direct if, and only if, its backing byte buffer is direct.

The byte order of a view buffer is fixed to be that of its byte buffer at the time that the view is created.

Invocation chaining

Methods in this class that do not otherwise have a value to return are specified to return the buffer upon which they are invoked. This allows method invocations to be chained. The sequence of statements 

bb.putInt(0xCAFEBABE);
  bb.putShort(3);
  bb.putShort(45);
can, for example, be replaced by the single statement 
bb.putInt(0xCAFEBABE).putShort(3).putShort(45);

Summary

Public methods
ByteBuffer
alignedSlice(unitSize: Int)

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared and aligned subsequence of this buffer's content.
Int
alignmentOffset(index: Int, unitSize: Int)

Returns the memory address, pointing to the byte at the given index, modulo the given unit size.
open static ByteBuffer
allocate(capacity: Int)

Allocates a new byte buffer.
open static ByteBuffer
allocateDirect(capacity: Int)

Allocates a new direct byte buffer.
ByteArray

Returns the byte array that backs this buffer  (optional operation).
Int

Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer  (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a char buffer.
abstract DoubleBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a double buffer.
abstract FloatBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a float buffer.
abstract IntBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as an int buffer.
abstract LongBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a long buffer.
abstract ByteBuffer

Creates a new, read-only byte buffer that shares this buffer's content.
abstract ShortBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a short buffer.
open Buffer

Clears this buffer.
abstract ByteBuffer

Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).
open Int

Compares this buffer to another.
abstract ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer that shares this buffer's content.
open Boolean
equals(other: Any?)

Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.
open Buffer

Flips this buffer.
abstract Byte
get()

Relative get method.
abstract Byte
get(index: Int)

Absolute get method.
open ByteBuffer
get(dst: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int)

Relative bulk get method.
open ByteBuffer
get(dst: ByteArray)

Relative bulk get method.
open ByteBuffer
get(index: Int, dst: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int)

Absolute bulk get method.
open ByteBuffer
get(index: Int, dst: ByteArray)

Absolute bulk get method.
abstract Char

Relative get method for reading a char value.
abstract Char
getChar(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading a char value.
abstract Double

Relative get method for reading a double value.
abstract Double
getDouble(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading a double value.
abstract Float

Relative get method for reading a float value.
abstract Float
getFloat(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading a float value.
abstract Int

Relative get method for reading an int value.
abstract Int
getInt(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading an int value.
abstract Long

Relative get method for reading a long value.
abstract Long
getLong(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading a long value.
abstract Short

Relative get method for reading a short value.
abstract Short
getShort(index: Int)

Absolute get method for reading a short value.
Boolean

Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible byte array.
open Int

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.
abstract Boolean

Tells whether or not this byte buffer is direct.
open Buffer
limit(newLimit: Int)

Sets this buffer's limit.
open Buffer

Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
open Int

Finds and returns the relative index of the first mismatch between this buffer and a given buffer.
ByteOrder

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.
ByteBuffer

Modifies this buffer's byte order.
open Buffer
position(newPosition: Int)

Sets this buffer's position.
abstract ByteBuffer
put(b: Byte)

Relative put method  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
put(index: Int, b: Byte)

Absolute put method  (optional operation).
open ByteBuffer

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
open ByteBuffer
put(index: Int, src: ByteBuffer, offset: Int, length: Int)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).
open ByteBuffer
put(src: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
ByteBuffer
put(src: ByteArray)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
open ByteBuffer
put(index: Int, src: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).
open ByteBuffer
put(index: Int, src: ByteArray)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putChar(value: Char)

Relative put method for writing a char value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putChar(index: Int, value: Char)

Absolute put method for writing a char value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putDouble(value: Double)

Relative put method for writing a double value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putDouble(index: Int, value: Double)

Absolute put method for writing a double value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putFloat(value: Float)

Relative put method for writing a float value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putFloat(index: Int, value: Float)

Absolute put method for writing a float value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putInt(value: Int)

Relative put method for writing an int value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putInt(index: Int, value: Int)

Absolute put method for writing an int value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putLong(value: Long)

Relative put method for writing a long value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putLong(index: Int, value: Long)

Absolute put method for writing a long value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putShort(value: Short)

Relative put method for writing a short value  (optional operation).
abstract ByteBuffer
putShort(index: Int, value: Short)

Absolute put method for writing a short value  (optional operation).
open Buffer

Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.
open Buffer

Rewinds this buffer.
abstract ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
abstract ByteBuffer
slice(index: Int, length: Int)

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
open String

Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
open static ByteBuffer
wrap(array: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int)

Wraps a byte array into a buffer.
open static ByteBuffer
wrap(array: ByteArray)

Wraps a byte array into a buffer.
Inherited functions

Public methods

alignedSlice

Added in API level 33
fun alignedSlice(unitSize: Int): ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared and aligned subsequence of this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position rounded up to the index of the nearest aligned byte for the given unit size, and end at this buffer's limit rounded down to the index of the nearest aligned byte for the given unit size. If rounding results in out-of-bound values then the new buffer's capacity and limit will be zero. If rounding is within bounds the following expressions will be true for a new buffer nb and unit size unitSize: 

<code>nb.alignmentOffset(0, unitSize) == 0
  nb.alignmentOffset(nb.limit(), unitSize) == 0
  </code>

Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer or fewer subject to alignment, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Parameters
unitSize Int: The unit size in bytes, must be a power of 2
Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the unit size not a power of 2
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If the native platform does not guarantee stable aligned slices for the given unit size when managing the memory regions of buffers of the same kind as this buffer (direct or non-direct). For example, if garbage collection would result in the moving of a memory region covered by a non-direct buffer from one location to another and both locations have different alignment characteristics.

alignmentOffset

Added in API level 33
fun alignmentOffset(
    index: Int, 
    unitSize: Int
): Int

Returns the memory address, pointing to the byte at the given index, modulo the given unit size.

The return value is non-negative in the range of 0 (inclusive) up to unitSize (exclusive), with zero indicating that the address of the byte at the index is aligned for the unit size, and a positive value that the address is misaligned for the unit size. If the address of the byte at the index is misaligned, the return value represents how much the index should be adjusted to locate a byte at an aligned address. Specifically, the index should either be decremented by the return value if the latter is not greater than index, or be incremented by the unit size minus the return value. Therefore given 

int value = alignmentOffset(index, unitSize)
then the identities 
alignmentOffset(index - value, unitSize) == 0, value ≤ index
and 
alignmentOffset(index + (unitSize - value), unitSize) == 0
must hold.
Parameters
index Int: The index to query for alignment offset, must be non-negative, no upper bounds check is performed
unitSize Int: The unit size in bytes, must be a power of 2
Return
Int The indexed byte's memory address modulo the unit size
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the index is negative or the unit size is not a power of 2
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If the native platform does not guarantee stable alignment offset values for the given unit size when managing the memory regions of buffers of the same kind as this buffer (direct or non-direct). For example, if garbage collection would result in the moving of a memory region covered by a non-direct buffer from one location to another and both locations have different alignment characteristics.

allocate

Added in API level 1
open static fun allocate(capacity: Int): ByteBuffer

Allocates a new byte buffer.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its limit will be its capacity, its mark will be undefined, each of its elements will be initialized to zero, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. It will have a backing array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
capacity Int: The new buffer's capacity, in bytes
Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the capacity is a negative integer

allocateDirect

Added in API level 1
open static fun allocateDirect(capacity: Int): ByteBuffer

Allocates a new direct byte buffer.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its limit will be its capacity, its mark will be undefined, each of its elements will be initialized to zero, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. Whether or not it has a backing array is unspecified.

Parameters
capacity Int: The new buffer's capacity, in bytes
Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the capacity is a negative integer

array

Added in API level 1
fun array(): ByteArray

Returns the byte array that backs this buffer  (optional operation).

Modifications to this buffer's content will cause the returned array's content to be modified, and vice versa.

Invoke the hasArray method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.

Return
ByteArray The array that backs this buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

arrayOffset

Added in API level 1
fun arrayOffset(): Int

Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer  (optional operation).

If this buffer is backed by an array then buffer position p corresponds to array index p + arrayOffset().

Invoke the hasArray method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.

Return
Int The offset within this buffer's array of the first element of the buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

asCharBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asCharBuffer(): CharBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a char buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by two, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
CharBuffer A new char buffer

asDoubleBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asDoubleBuffer(): DoubleBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a double buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by eight, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
DoubleBuffer A new double buffer

asFloatBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asFloatBuffer(): FloatBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a float buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by four, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
FloatBuffer A new float buffer

asIntBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asIntBuffer(): IntBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as an int buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by four, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
IntBuffer A new int buffer

asLongBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asLongBuffer(): LongBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a long buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by eight, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
LongBuffer A new long buffer

asReadOnlyBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asReadOnlyBuffer(): ByteBuffer

Creates a new, read-only byte buffer that shares this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer; the new buffer itself, however, will be read-only and will not allow the shared content to be modified. The two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's capacity, limit, position, and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN.

If this buffer is itself read-only then this method behaves in exactly the same way as the duplicate method.

Return
ByteBuffer The new, read-only byte buffer

asShortBuffer

Added in API level 1
abstract fun asShortBuffer(): ShortBuffer

Creates a view of this byte buffer as a short buffer.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer divided by two, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
ShortBuffer A new short buffer

clear

Added in API level 1
open fun clear(): Buffer

Clears this buffer. The position is set to zero, the limit is set to the capacity, and the mark is discarded.

Invoke this method before using a sequence of channel-read or put operations to fill this buffer. For example: 

buf.clear();     // Prepare buffer for reading
  in.read(buf);    // Read data

This method does not actually erase the data in the buffer, but it is named as if it did because it will most often be used in situations in which that might as well be the case.

Return
Buffer This buffer

compact

Added in API level 1
abstract fun compact(): ByteBuffer

Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).

The bytes between the buffer's current position and its limit, if any, are copied to the beginning of the buffer. That is, the byte at index p = position() is copied to index zero, the byte at index p + 1 is copied to index one, and so forth until the byte at index limit() - 1 is copied to index n = limit() - 1 - p. The buffer's position is then set to n+1 and its limit is set to its capacity. The mark, if defined, is discarded.

The buffer's position is set to the number of bytes copied, rather than to zero, so that an invocation of this method can be followed immediately by an invocation of another relative put method.

Invoke this method after writing data from a buffer in case the write was incomplete. The following loop, for example, copies bytes from one channel to another via the buffer buf: 

<code>buf.clear();          // Prepare buffer for use
    while (in.read(buf) &gt;= 0 || buf.position != 0) {
        buf.flip();
        out.write(buf);
        buf.compact();    // In case of partial write
    }
  </code>
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

compareTo

Added in API level 1
open fun compareTo(other: ByteBuffer): Int

Compares this buffer to another.

Two byte buffers are compared by comparing their sequences of remaining elements lexicographically, without regard to the starting position of each sequence within its corresponding buffer. Pairs of byte elements are compared as if by invoking Byte#compare(byte,byte).

A byte buffer is not comparable to any other type of object.

Parameters
o the object to be compared.
Return
Int A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this buffer is less than, equal to, or greater than the given buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if the specified object is null
java.lang.ClassCastException if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this object.

duplicate

Added in API level 1
abstract fun duplicate(): ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer that shares this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's capacity, limit, position, and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer

equals

Added in API level 1
open fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.

Two byte buffers are equal if, and only if,

  1. They have the same element type,
  2. They have the same number of remaining elements, and
  3. The two sequences of remaining elements, considered independently of their starting positions, are pointwise equal.

A byte buffer is not equal to any other type of object.

Parameters
obj the reference object with which to compare.
ob The object to which this buffer is to be compared
Return
Boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is equal to the given object

flip

Added in API level 1
open fun flip(): Buffer

Flips this buffer. The limit is set to the current position and then the position is set to zero. If the mark is defined then it is discarded.

After a sequence of channel-read or put operations, invoke this method to prepare for a sequence of channel-write or relative get operations. For example: 

buf.put(magic);    // Prepend header
  in.read(buf);      // Read data into rest of buffer
  buf.flip();        // Flip buffer
  out.write(buf);    // Write header + data to channel

This method is often used in conjunction with the compact method when transferring data from one place to another.

Return
Buffer This buffer

get

Added in API level 1
abstract fun get(): Byte

Relative get method. Reads the byte at this buffer's current position, and then increments the position.

Return
Byte The byte at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If the buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit

get

Added in API level 1
abstract fun get(index: Int): Byte

Absolute get method. Reads the byte at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the byte will be read
Return
Byte The byte at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit

get

Added in API level 1
open fun get(
    dst: ByteArray, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers bytes from this buffer into the given destination array. If there are fewer bytes remaining in the buffer than are required to satisfy the request, that is, if length > remaining(), then no bytes are transferred and a BufferUnderflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies length bytes from this buffer into the given array, starting at the current position of this buffer and at the given offset in the array. The position of this buffer is then incremented by length.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form src.get(dst, off, len) has exactly the same effect as the loop 

<code>for (int i = off; i &lt; off + len; i++)
          dst[i] = src.get();
  </code>
except that it first checks that there are sufficient bytes in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.
Parameters
dst ByteArray: The array into which bytes are to be written
offset Int: The offset within the array of the first byte to be written; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length
length Int: The maximum number of bytes to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length - offset
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than length bytes remaining in this buffer
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

get

Added in API level 1
open fun get(dst: ByteArray): ByteBuffer

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers bytes from this buffer into the given destination array. An invocation of this method of the form src.get(a) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation 

src.get(a, 0, a.length)
Parameters
dst ByteArray: The destination array
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than length bytes remaining in this buffer

get

Added in API level 35
open fun get(
    index: Int, 
    dst: ByteArray, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Absolute bulk get method.

This method transfers length bytes from this buffer into the given array, starting at the given index in this buffer and at the given offset in the array. The position of this buffer is unchanged.

An invocation of this method of the form src.get(index, dst, offset, length) has exactly the same effect as the following loop except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient: 

<code>for (int i = offset, j = index; i &lt; offset + length; i++, j++)
          dst[i] = src.get(j);
  </code>
Parameters
index Int: The index in this buffer from which the first byte will be read; must be non-negative and less than limit()
dst ByteArray: The destination array
offset Int: The offset within the array of the first byte to be written; must be non-negative and less than dst.length
length Int: The number of bytes to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and dst.length - offset
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold

get

Added in API level 35
open fun get(
    index: Int, 
    dst: ByteArray
): ByteBuffer

Absolute bulk get method.

This method transfers bytes from this buffer into the given destination array. The position of this buffer is unchanged. An invocation of this method of the form src.get(index, dst) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation: 

src.get(index, dst, 0, dst.length)
Parameters
index Int: The index in this buffer from which the first byte will be read; must be non-negative and less than limit()
dst ByteArray: The destination array
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative, not smaller than limit(), or limit() - index < dst.length

getChar

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getChar(): Char

Relative get method for reading a char value.

Reads the next two bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a char value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by two.

Return
Char The char value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer

getChar

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getChar(index: Int): Char

Absolute get method for reading a char value.

Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a char value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Char The char value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one

getDouble

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getDouble(): Double

Relative get method for reading a double value.

Reads the next eight bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a double value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by eight.

Return
Double The double value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer

getDouble

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getDouble(index: Int): Double

Absolute get method for reading a double value.

Reads eight bytes at the given index, composing them into a double value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Double The double value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven

getFloat

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getFloat(): Float

Relative get method for reading a float value.

Reads the next four bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a float value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by four.

Return
Float The float value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer

getFloat

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getFloat(index: Int): Float

Absolute get method for reading a float value.

Reads four bytes at the given index, composing them into a float value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Float The float value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three

getInt

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getInt(): Int

Relative get method for reading an int value.

Reads the next four bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into an int value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by four.

Return
Int The int value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer

getInt

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getInt(index: Int): Int

Absolute get method for reading an int value.

Reads four bytes at the given index, composing them into a int value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Int The int value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three

getLong

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getLong(): Long

Relative get method for reading a long value.

Reads the next eight bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a long value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by eight.

Return
Long The long value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer

getLong

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getLong(index: Int): Long

Absolute get method for reading a long value.

Reads eight bytes at the given index, composing them into a long value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Long The long value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven

getShort

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getShort(): Short

Relative get method for reading a short value.

Reads the next two bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by two.

Return
Short The short value at the buffer's current position
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer

getShort

Added in API level 1
abstract fun getShort(index: Int): Short

Absolute get method for reading a short value.

Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order.

Parameters
index Int: The index from which the bytes will be read
Return
Short The short value at the given index
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one

hasArray

Added in API level 1
fun hasArray(): Boolean

Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible byte array.

If this method returns true then the array and arrayOffset methods may safely be invoked.

Return
Boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is backed by an array and is not read-only

hashCode

Added in API level 1
open fun hashCode(): Int

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.

The hash code of a byte buffer depends only upon its remaining elements; that is, upon the elements from position() up to, and including, the element at limit() - 1.

Because buffer hash codes are content-dependent, it is inadvisable to use buffers as keys in hash maps or similar data structures unless it is known that their contents will not change.

Return
Int The current hash code of this buffer

isDirect

Added in API level 1
abstract fun isDirect(): Boolean

Tells whether or not this byte buffer is direct.

Return
Boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is direct

limit

Added in API level 1
open fun limit(newLimit: Int): Buffer

Sets this buffer's limit. If the position is larger than the new limit then it is set to the new limit. If the mark is defined and larger than the new limit then it is discarded.

Parameters
newLimit Int: The new limit value; must be non-negative and no larger than this buffer's capacity
Return
Buffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the preconditions on newLimit do not hold

mark

Added in API level 1
open fun mark(): Buffer

Sets this buffer's mark at its position.

Return
Buffer This buffer

mismatch

Added in API level 34
open fun mismatch(that: ByteBuffer): Int

Finds and returns the relative index of the first mismatch between this buffer and a given buffer. The index is relative to the position of each buffer and will be in the range of 0 (inclusive) up to the smaller of the remaining elements in each buffer (exclusive).

If the two buffers share a common prefix then the returned index is the length of the common prefix and it follows that there is a mismatch between the two buffers at that index within the respective buffers. If one buffer is a proper prefix of the other then the returned index is the smaller of the remaining elements in each buffer, and it follows that the index is only valid for the buffer with the larger number of remaining elements. Otherwise, there is no mismatch.

Parameters
that ByteBuffer: The byte buffer to be tested for a mismatch with this buffer
Return
Int The relative index of the first mismatch between this and the given buffer, otherwise -1 if no mismatch.

order

Added in API level 1
fun order(): ByteOrder

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.

The byte order is used when reading or writing multibyte values, and when creating buffers that are views of this byte buffer. The order of a newly-created byte buffer is always BIG_ENDIAN.

Return
ByteOrder This buffer's byte order

order

Added in API level 1
fun order(bo: ByteOrder): ByteBuffer

Modifies this buffer's byte order.

Parameters
bo ByteOrder: The new byte order, either BIG_ENDIAN or LITTLE_ENDIAN
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer

position

Added in API level 1
open fun position(newPosition: Int): Buffer

Sets this buffer's position. If the mark is defined and larger than the new position then it is discarded.

Parameters
newPosition Int: The new position value; must be non-negative and no larger than the current limit
Return
Buffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the preconditions on newPosition do not hold

put

Added in API level 1
abstract fun put(b: Byte): ByteBuffer

Relative put method  (optional operation).

Writes the given byte into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position.

Parameters
b Byte: The byte to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
abstract fun put(
    index: Int, 
    b: Byte
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method  (optional operation).

Writes the given byte into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the byte will be written
b Byte: The byte value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
open fun put(src: ByteBuffer): ByteBuffer

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers the bytes remaining in the given source buffer into this buffer. If there are more bytes remaining in the source buffer than in this buffer, that is, if src.remaining() > remaining(), then no bytes are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies n = src.remaining() bytes from the given buffer into this buffer, starting at each buffer's current position. The positions of both buffers are then incremented by n.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(src) has exactly the same effect as the loop 

while (src.hasRemaining())
          dst.put(src.get());
except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient. If this buffer and the source buffer share the same backing array or memory, then the result will be as if the source elements were first copied to an intermediate location before being written into this buffer.
Parameters
src ByteBuffer: The source buffer from which bytes are to be read; must not be this buffer
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer for the remaining bytes in the source buffer
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If the source buffer is this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 35
open fun put(
    index: Int, 
    src: ByteBuffer, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers length bytes into this buffer from the given source buffer, starting at the given offset in the source buffer and the given index in this buffer. The positions of both buffers are unchanged.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(index, src, offset, length) has exactly the same effect as the loop 

<code>for (int i = offset, j = index; i &lt; offset + length; i++, j++)
      dst.put(j, src.get(i));
  </code>
except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient. If this buffer and the source buffer share the same backing array or memory, then the result will be as if the source elements were first copied to an intermediate location before being written into this buffer.
Parameters
index Int: The index in this buffer at which the first byte will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()
src ByteBuffer: The buffer from which bytes are to be read
offset Int: The index within the source buffer of the first byte to be read; must be non-negative and less than src.limit()
length Int: The number of bytes to be read from the given buffer; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and src.limit() - offset
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
open fun put(
    src: ByteArray, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers bytes into this buffer from the given source array. If there are more bytes to be copied from the array than remain in this buffer, that is, if length > remaining(), then no bytes are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies length bytes from the given array into this buffer, starting at the given offset in the array and at the current position of this buffer. The position of this buffer is then incremented by length.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(src, off, len) has exactly the same effect as the loop 

<code>for (int i = off; i &lt; off + len; i++)
          dst.put(src[i]);
  </code>
except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.
Parameters
src ByteArray: The array from which bytes are to be read
offset Int: The offset within the array of the first byte to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than src.length
length Int: The number of bytes to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than src.length - offset
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
fun put(src: ByteArray): ByteBuffer

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers the entire content of the given source byte array into this buffer. An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(a) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation 

dst.put(a, 0, a.length)
Parameters
src ByteArray: The source array
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 35
open fun put(
    index: Int, 
    src: ByteArray, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers length bytes from the given array, starting at the given offset in the array and at the given index in this buffer. The position of this buffer is unchanged.

An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(index, src, offset, length) has exactly the same effect as the following loop except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient: 

<code>for (int i = offset, j = index; i &lt; offset + length; i++, j++)
          dst.put(j, src[i]);
  </code>
Parameters
index Int: The index in this buffer at which the first byte will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()
src ByteArray: The array from which bytes are to be read
offset Int: The offset within the array of the first byte to be read; must be non-negative and less than src.length
length Int: The number of bytes to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and src.length - offset
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 35
open fun put(
    index: Int, 
    src: ByteArray
): ByteBuffer

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method copies bytes into this buffer from the given source array. The position of this buffer is unchanged. An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(index, src) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation: 

dst.put(index, src, 0, src.length);
Parameters
index Int: The index in this buffer at which the first byte will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()
src ByteArray: The array from which bytes are to be read
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative, not smaller than limit(), or limit() - index < src.length
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putChar

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putChar(value: Char): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing a char value  (optional operation).

Writes two bytes containing the given char value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by two.

Parameters
value Char: The char value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putChar

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putChar(
    index: Int, 
    value: Char
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing a char value  (optional operation).

Writes two bytes containing the given char value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Char: The char value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putDouble

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putDouble(value: Double): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing a double value  (optional operation).

Writes eight bytes containing the given double value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by eight.

Parameters
value Double: The double value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putDouble

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putDouble(
    index: Int, 
    value: Double
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing a double value  (optional operation).

Writes eight bytes containing the given double value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Double: The double value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putFloat

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putFloat(value: Float): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing a float value  (optional operation).

Writes four bytes containing the given float value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by four.

Parameters
value Float: The float value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putFloat

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putFloat(
    index: Int, 
    value: Float
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing a float value  (optional operation).

Writes four bytes containing the given float value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Float: The float value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putInt

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putInt(value: Int): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing an int value  (optional operation).

Writes four bytes containing the given int value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by four.

Parameters
value Int: The int value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putInt

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putInt(
    index: Int, 
    value: Int
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing an int value  (optional operation).

Writes four bytes containing the given int value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Int: The int value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putLong

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putLong(value: Long): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing a long value  (optional operation).

Writes eight bytes containing the given long value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by eight.

Parameters
value Long: The long value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putLong

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putLong(
    index: Int, 
    value: Long
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing a long value  (optional operation).

Writes eight bytes containing the given long value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Long: The long value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putShort

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putShort(value: Short): ByteBuffer

Relative put method for writing a short value  (optional operation).

Writes two bytes containing the given short value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by two.

Parameters
value Short: The short value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

putShort

Added in API level 1
abstract fun putShort(
    index: Int, 
    value: Short
): ByteBuffer

Absolute put method for writing a short value  (optional operation).

Writes two bytes containing the given short value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
index Int: The index at which the bytes will be written
value Short: The short value to be written
Return
ByteBuffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one
java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

reset

Added in API level 1
open fun reset(): Buffer

Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.

Invoking this method neither changes nor discards the mark's value.

Return
Buffer This buffer
Exceptions
java.nio.InvalidMarkException If the mark has not been set

rewind

Added in API level 1
open fun rewind(): Buffer

Rewinds this buffer. The position is set to zero and the mark is discarded.

Invoke this method before a sequence of channel-write or get operations, assuming that the limit has already been set appropriately. For example: 

out.write(buf);    // Write remaining data
  buf.rewind();      // Rewind buffer
  buf.get(array);    // Copy data into array
Return
Buffer This buffer

slice

Added in API level 1
abstract fun slice(): ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of bytes remaining in this buffer, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer

slice

Added in API level 34
abstract fun slice(
    index: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will start at position index in this buffer, and will contain length elements. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be length, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Parameters
index Int: The position in this buffer at which the content of the new buffer will start; must be non-negative and no larger than limit()
length Int: The number of elements the new buffer will contain; must be non-negative and no larger than limit() - index
Return
ByteBuffer The new buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or greater than limit(), length is negative, or length > limit() - index

toString

Added in API level 1
open fun toString(): String

Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.

Return
String A summary string

wrap

Added in API level 1
open static fun wrap(
    array: ByteArray, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): ByteBuffer

Wraps a byte array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given byte array; that is, modifications to the buffer will cause the array to be modified and vice versa. The new buffer's capacity will be array.length, its position will be offset, its limit will be offset + length, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
array ByteArray: The array that will back the new buffer
offset Int: The offset of the subarray to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length. The new buffer's position will be set to this value.
length Int: The length of the subarray to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length - offset. The new buffer's limit will be set to offset + length.
Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

wrap

Added in API level 1
open static fun wrap(array: ByteArray): ByteBuffer

Wraps a byte array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given byte array; that is, modifications to the buffer will cause the array to be modified and vice versa. The new buffer's capacity and limit will be array.length, its position will be zero, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be BIG_ENDIAN. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
array ByteArray: The array that will back this buffer
Return
ByteBuffer The new byte buffer