+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit.
+ */
+ public abstract byte get (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit.
+ * @exception ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer put (int index, byte b);
+
+ /**
+ * Compacts this buffer.
+ *
+ * @exception ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer compact ();
+
+ /**
+ * Tells wether or not this buffer is direct.
+ */
+ public abstract boolean isDirect ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new <code>ByteBuffer</code> whose content is a shared
+ * subsequence of this buffer's content.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer slice ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new <code>ByteBuffer</code> that shares this buffer's
+ * content.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer duplicate ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new read-only <code>ByteBuffer</code> that shares this
+ * buffer's content.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer asReadOnlyBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as a short buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract ShortBuffer asShortBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as a char buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract CharBuffer asCharBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as an integer buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract IntBuffer asIntBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as a long buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract LongBuffer asLongBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as a float buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract FloatBuffer asFloatBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a view of this byte buffer as a double buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract DoubleBuffer asDoubleBuffer ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading a character value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than two bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract char getChar ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a character value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is
+ * not smaller than its limit.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putChar (char value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading a character value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If there are fewer than two bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer
+ */
+ public abstract char getChar (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method for writing a character value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus one.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putChar (int index, char value);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading a short value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus one.
+ */
+ public abstract short getShort ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a short value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is
+ * not smaller than its limit.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putShort (short value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading a short value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If there are fewer than two bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer
+ */
+ public abstract short getShort (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method for writing a short value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus one.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putShort (int index, short value);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading an integer value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than four bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract int getInt ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing an integer value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is
+ * not smaller than its limit.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putInt (int value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading an integer value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus three.
+ */
+ public abstract int getInt (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method for writing an integer value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus three.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putInt (int index, int value);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading a long value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract long getLong ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a long value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is
+ * not smaller than its limit.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putLong (long value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading a long value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus seven.
+ */
+ public abstract long getLong (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method for writing a float value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus seven.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putLong (int index, long value);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading a float value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than four bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract float getFloat ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a float value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If there are fewer than four bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putFloat (float value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading a float value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus three.
+ */
+ public abstract float getFloat (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a float value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus three.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putFloat (int index, float value);
+
+ /**
+ * Relative get method for reading a double value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than eight bytes
+ * remaining in this buffer.
+ */
+ public abstract double getDouble ();
+
+ /**
+ * Relative put method for writing a double value.
+ *
+ * @exception BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is
+ * not smaller than its limit.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putDouble (double value);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute get method for reading a double value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus seven.
+ */
+ public abstract double getDouble (int index);
+
+ /**
+ * Absolute put method for writing a double value.
+ *
+ * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller
+ * than the buffer's limit, minus seven.
+ */
+ public abstract ByteBuffer putDouble (int index, double value);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.
+ */
+ public String toString ()
+ {
+ return getClass ().getName () +
+ "[pos=" + position () +
+ " lim=" + limit () +
+ " cap=" + capacity () + "]";
+ }