Uses of Class
java.nio.Buffer

Packages that use Buffer

Package	Description
java.lang.foreign	Provides low-level access to memory and functions outside the Java runtime.
java.nio	Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.

Uses of Buffer in java.lang.foreign

Methods in java.lang.foreign with parameters of type Buffer

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MemorySegment	MemorySegment.ofBuffer(Buffer buffer)	Creates a memory segment that is backed by the same region of memory that backs the given Buffer instance.

Uses of Buffer in java.nio

Subclasses of Buffer in java.nio

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ByteBuffer	A byte buffer.
class	CharBuffer	A char buffer.
class	DoubleBuffer	A double buffer.
class	FloatBuffer	A float buffer.
class	IntBuffer	An int buffer.
class	LongBuffer	A long buffer.
class	MappedByteBuffer	A direct byte buffer whose content is a memory-mapped region of a file.
class	ShortBuffer	A short buffer.

Methods in java.nio that return Buffer

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Buffer	Buffer.clear()	Clears this buffer.
abstract Buffer	Buffer.duplicate()	Creates a new buffer that shares this buffer's content.
Buffer	Buffer.flip()	Flips this buffer.
Buffer	Buffer.limit(int newLimit)	Sets this buffer's limit.
Buffer	Buffer.mark()	Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
Buffer	Buffer.position(int newPosition)	Sets this buffer's position.
Buffer	Buffer.reset()	Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.
Buffer	Buffer.rewind()	Rewinds this buffer.
abstract Buffer	Buffer.slice()	Creates a new buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
abstract Buffer	Buffer.slice(int index, int length)	Creates a new buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.