CharBuffer

public abstract class CharBuffer extends Buffer
implements Comparable<CharBuffer> Appendable CharSequence Readable

A char buffer.

This class defines four categories of operations upon char buffers:

• Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write single chars;

• Relative bulk get methods that transfer contiguous sequences of chars from this buffer into an array; and

• Relative bulk put methods that transfer contiguous sequences of chars from a char array, a string, or some other char buffer into this buffer; and

• Methods for compacting, duplicating, and slicing a char buffer.

Char buffers can be created either by allocation, which allocates space for the buffer's content, by wrapping an existing char array or string into a buffer, or by creating a view of an existing byte buffer.

Like a byte buffer, a char buffer is either direct or non-direct. A char buffer created via the wrap methods of this class will be non-direct. A char buffer created as a view of a byte buffer will be direct if, and only if, the byte buffer itself is direct. Whether or not a char buffer is direct may be determined by invoking the isDirect method.

This class implements the CharSequence interface so that character buffers may be used wherever character sequences are accepted, for example in the regular-expression package java.util.regex.

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

 cb.put("text/");
 cb.put(subtype);
 cb.put("; charset=");
 cb.put(enc);

can, for example, be replaced by the single statement

 cb.put("text/").put(subtype).put("; charset=").put(enc);

Public Method Summary

static CharBuffer	allocate(int capacity) Allocates a new char buffer.
CharBuffer	append(char c) Appends the specified char to this buffer  (optional operation).
CharBuffer	append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end) Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this buffer  (optional operation).
CharBuffer	append(CharSequence csq) Appends the specified character sequence to this buffer  (optional operation).
final char[]	array() Returns the char array that backs this buffer  (optional operation).
final int	arrayOffset() Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer  (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer	asReadOnlyBuffer() Creates a new, read-only char buffer that shares this buffer's content.
final char	charAt(int index) Reads the character at the given index relative to the current position.
IntStream	chars() Returns a stream of int zero-extending the char values from this sequence.
Buffer	clear() Clears this buffer.
abstract CharBuffer	compact() Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).
int	compareTo(CharBuffer that) Compares this buffer to another.
abstract CharBuffer	duplicate() Creates a new char buffer that shares this buffer's content.
boolean	equals(Object ob) Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.
Buffer	flip() Flips this buffer.
abstract char	get() Relative get method.
CharBuffer	get(char[] dst) Relative bulk get method.
abstract char	get(int index) Absolute get method.
CharBuffer	get(char[] dst, int offset, int length) Relative bulk get method.
final boolean	hasArray() Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible char array.
int	hashCode() Returns the current hash code of this buffer.
abstract boolean	isDirect() Tells whether or not this char buffer is direct.
final int	length() Returns the length of this character buffer.
Buffer	limit(int newLimit) Sets this buffer's limit.
Buffer	mark() Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
abstract ByteOrder	order() Retrieves this buffer's byte order.
Buffer	position(int newPosition) Sets this buffer's position.
final CharBuffer	put(char[] src) Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer	put(int index, char c) Absolute put method  (optional operation).
CharBuffer	put(CharBuffer src) Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
final CharBuffer	put(String src) Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer	put(char c) Relative put method  (optional operation).
CharBuffer	put(String src, int start, int end) Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
CharBuffer	put(char[] src, int offset, int length) Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).
int	read(CharBuffer target) Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.
Buffer	reset() Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.
Buffer	rewind() Rewinds this buffer.
abstract CharBuffer	slice() Creates a new char buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
abstract CharBuffer	subSequence(int start, int end) Creates a new character buffer that represents the specified subsequence of this buffer, relative to the current position.
String	toString() Returns a string containing the characters in this buffer.
static CharBuffer	wrap(CharSequence csq) Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.
static CharBuffer	wrap(char[] array, int offset, int length) Wraps a char array into a buffer.
static CharBuffer	wrap(CharSequence csq, int start, int end) Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.
static CharBuffer	wrap(char[] array) Wraps a char array into a buffer.

Inherited Method Summary

From class java.nio.Buffer

abstract Object	array() Returns the array that backs this buffer  (optional operation).
abstract int	arrayOffset() Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer  (optional operation).
final int	capacity() Returns this buffer's capacity.
Buffer	clear() Clears this buffer.
Buffer	flip() Flips this buffer.
abstract boolean	hasArray() Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible array.
final boolean	hasRemaining() Tells whether there are any elements between the current position and the limit.
abstract boolean	isDirect() Tells whether or not this buffer is direct.
abstract boolean	isReadOnly() Tells whether or not this buffer is read-only.
final int	limit() Returns this buffer's limit.
Buffer	limit(int newLimit) Sets this buffer's limit.
Buffer	mark() Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
Buffer	position(int newPosition) Sets this buffer's position.
final int	position() Returns this buffer's position.
final int	remaining() Returns the number of elements between the current position and the limit.
Buffer	reset() Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.
Buffer	rewind() Rewinds this buffer.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class<?>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait(long timeout, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long timeout) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.

From interface java.lang.Comparable

abstract int

compareTo(CharBuffer o) Compares this object with the specified object for order.

From interface java.lang.Appendable

abstract Appendable	append(char c) Appends the specified character to this Appendable.
abstract Appendable	append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end) Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this Appendable.
abstract Appendable	append(CharSequence csq) Appends the specified character sequence to this Appendable.

From interface java.lang.CharSequence

abstract char	charAt(int index) Returns the char value at the specified index.
IntStream	chars() Returns a stream of int zero-extending the char values from this sequence.
IntStream	codePoints() Returns a stream of code point values from this sequence.
abstract int	length() Returns the length of this character sequence.
abstract CharSequence	subSequence(int start, int end) Returns a CharSequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
abstract String	toString() Returns a string containing the characters in this sequence in the same order as this sequence.

From interface java.lang.Readable

abstract int

read(CharBuffer cb) Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.

Public Methods

public static CharBuffer allocate (int capacity)

Allocates a new char buffer.

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

Parameters

capacity	The new buffer's capacity, in chars

Returns

• The new char buffer

Throws

IllegalArgumentException	If the capacity is a negative integer

public CharBuffer append (char c)

Appends the specified char to this buffer  (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(c) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     dst.put(c) 

Parameters

c	The 16-bit char to append

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public CharBuffer append (CharSequence csq, int start, int end)

Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this buffer  (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(csq, start, end) when csq is not null, behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     dst.put(csq.subSequence(start, end).toString()) 

Parameters

csq	The character sequence from which a subsequence will be appended. If csq is null, then characters will be appended as if csq contained the four characters "null".
start	The index of the first character in the subsequence
end	The index of the character following the last character in the subsequence

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException	If start or end are negative, start is greater than end, or end is greater than csq.length()
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public CharBuffer append (CharSequence csq)

Appends the specified character sequence to this buffer  (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(csq) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     dst.put(csq.toString()) 

Depending on the specification of toString for the character sequence csq, the entire sequence may not be appended. For instance, invoking the toString method of a character buffer will return a subsequence whose content depends upon the buffer's position and limit.

Parameters

csq	The character sequence to append. If csq is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this character buffer.

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public final char[] array ()

Returns the char 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.

Returns

• The array that backs this buffer

Throws

ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
UnsupportedOperationException	If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

public final int arrayOffset ()

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.

Returns

• The offset within this buffer's array of the first element of the buffer

Throws

ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
UnsupportedOperationException	If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

public abstract CharBuffer asReadOnlyBuffer ()

Creates a new, read-only char 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.

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

Returns

• The new, read-only char buffer

public final char charAt (int index)

Reads the character at the given index relative to the current position.

Parameters

index	The index of the character to be read, relative to the position; must be non-negative and smaller than remaining()

Returns

• The character at index position() + index

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on index do not hold

public IntStream chars ()

Returns a stream of int zero-extending the char values from this sequence. Any char which maps to a surrogate code point is passed through uninterpreted.

If the sequence is mutated while the stream is being read, the result is undefined.

Returns

• an IntStream of char values from this sequence

public Buffer clear ()

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.

Returns

• This buffer

public abstract CharBuffer compact ()

Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).

The chars between the buffer's current position and its limit, if any, are copied to the beginning of the buffer. That is, the char at index p = position() is copied to index zero, the char at index p + 1 is copied to index one, and so forth until the char 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 chars copied, rather than to zero, so that an invocation of this method can be followed immediately by an invocation of another relative put method.

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public int compareTo (CharBuffer that)

Compares this buffer to another.

Two char 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 char elements are compared as if by invoking Character.compare(char, char).

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

Parameters

that

Returns

• A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this buffer is less than, equal to, or greater than the given buffer

public abstract CharBuffer duplicate ()

Creates a new char 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. 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.

Returns

• The new char buffer

public boolean equals (Object ob)

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

Two char 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 char buffer is not equal to any other type of object.

Parameters

ob	The object to which this buffer is to be compared

Returns

• true if, and only if, this buffer is equal to the given object

public Buffer flip ()

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.

Returns

• This buffer

public abstract char get ()

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

Returns

• The char at the buffer's current position

Throws

BufferUnderflowException	If the buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit

public CharBuffer get (char[] dst)

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers chars 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	The destination array

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferUnderflowException	If there are fewer than length chars remaining in this buffer

public abstract char get (int index)

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

Parameters

index	The index from which the char will be read

Returns

• The char at the given index

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit

public CharBuffer get (char[] dst, int offset, int length)

Relative bulk get method.

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

Otherwise, this method copies length chars 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

for (int i = off; i < off + len; i++)
         dst[i] = src.get();
 

except that it first checks that there are sufficient chars in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters

dst	The array into which chars are to be written
offset	The offset within the array of the first char to be written; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length
length	The maximum number of chars to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length - offset

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferUnderflowException	If there are fewer than length chars remaining in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

public final boolean hasArray ()

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

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

Returns

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

public int hashCode ()

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.

The hash code of a char 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.

Returns

• The current hash code of this buffer

public abstract boolean isDirect ()

Tells whether or not this char buffer is direct.

Returns

• true if, and only if, this buffer is direct

public final int length ()

Returns the length of this character buffer.

When viewed as a character sequence, the length of a character buffer is simply the number of characters between the position (inclusive) and the limit (exclusive); that is, it is equivalent to remaining().

Returns

• The length of this character buffer

public Buffer limit (int newLimit)

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	The new limit value; must be non-negative and no larger than this buffer's capacity

Returns

• This buffer

public Buffer mark ()

Sets this buffer's mark at its position.

Returns

• This buffer

public abstract ByteOrder order ()

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.

The byte order of a char buffer created by allocation or by wrapping an existing char array is the native order of the underlying hardware. The byte order of a char buffer created as a view of a byte buffer is that of the byte buffer at the moment that the view is created.

Returns

• This buffer's byte order

public Buffer position (int newPosition)

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

Parameters

newPosition	The new position value; must be non-negative and no larger than the current limit

Returns

• This buffer

public final CharBuffer put (char[] src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers the entire content of the given source char 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	The source array

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public abstract CharBuffer put (int index, char c)

Absolute put method  (optional operation).

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

Parameters

index	The index at which the char will be written
c	The char value to be written

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public CharBuffer put (CharBuffer src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

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

Otherwise, this method copies n = src.remaining() chars 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.

Parameters

src	The source buffer from which chars are to be read; must not be this buffer

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer for the remaining chars in the source buffer
IllegalArgumentException	If the source buffer is this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public final CharBuffer put (String src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

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

     dst.put(s, 0, s.length()) 

Parameters

src	The source string

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public abstract CharBuffer put (char c)

Relative put method  (optional operation).

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

Parameters

c	The char to be written

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If this buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public CharBuffer put (String src, int start, int end)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers chars from the given string into this buffer. If there are more chars to be copied from the string than remain in this buffer, that is, if end - start > remaining(), then no chars are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies n = end - start chars from the given string into this buffer, starting at the given start index and at the current position of this buffer. The position of this buffer is then incremented by n.

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

for (int i = start; i < end; i++)
         dst.put(src.charAt(i));
 

except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters

src	The string from which chars are to be read
start	The offset within the string of the first char to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than string.length()
end	The offset within the string of the last char to be read, plus one; must be non-negative and no larger than string.length()

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on the start and end parameters do not hold
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public CharBuffer put (char[] src, int offset, int length)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

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

Otherwise, this method copies length chars 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

for (int i = off; i < off + len; i++)
         dst.put(a[i]);
 

except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters

src	The array from which chars are to be read
offset	The offset within the array of the first char to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length
length	The number of chars to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length - offset

Returns

• This buffer

Throws

BufferOverflowException	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold
ReadOnlyBufferException	If this buffer is read-only

public int read (CharBuffer target)

Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer. The buffer is used as a repository of characters as-is: the only changes made are the results of a put operation. No flipping or rewinding of the buffer is performed.

Parameters

target	the buffer to read characters into

Returns

• The number of characters added to the buffer, or -1 if this source of characters is at its end

Throws

IOException	if an I/O error occurs
NullPointerException	if target is null
ReadOnlyBufferException	if target is a read only buffer

public Buffer reset ()

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

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

Returns

• This buffer

public Buffer rewind ()

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

Returns

• This buffer

public abstract CharBuffer slice ()

Creates a new char 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 chars remaining in this buffer, and its mark will be undefined. 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.

Returns

• The new char buffer

public abstract CharBuffer subSequence (int start, int end)

Creates a new character buffer that represents the specified subsequence of this buffer, relative to the current position.

The new buffer will share this buffer's content; that is, if the content of this buffer is mutable then modifications to one buffer will cause the other to be modified. The new buffer's capacity will be that of this buffer, its position will be position() + start, and its limit will be position() + end. 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

start	The index, relative to the current position, of the first character in the subsequence; must be non-negative and no larger than remaining()
end	The index, relative to the current position, of the character following the last character in the subsequence; must be no smaller than start and no larger than remaining()

Returns

• The new character buffer

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on start and end do not hold

public String toString ()

Returns a string containing the characters in this buffer.

The first character of the resulting string will be the character at this buffer's position, while the last character will be the character at index limit() - 1. Invoking this method does not change the buffer's position.

Returns

• The specified string

public static CharBuffer wrap (CharSequence csq)

Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

The content of the new, read-only buffer will be the content of the given character sequence. The new buffer's capacity and limit will be csq.length(), its position will be zero, and its mark will be undefined.

Parameters

csq	The character sequence from which the new character buffer is to be created

Returns

• The new character buffer

public static CharBuffer wrap (char[] array, int offset, int length)

Wraps a char array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given char 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, and its mark will be undefined. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters

array	The array that will back the new buffer
offset	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	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.

Returns

• The new char buffer

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

public static CharBuffer wrap (CharSequence csq, int start, int end)

Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

The content of the new, read-only buffer will be the content of the given character sequence. The buffer's capacity will be csq.length(), its position will be start, its limit will be end, and its mark will be undefined.

Parameters

csq	The character sequence from which the new character buffer is to be created
start	The index of the first character to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than csq.length(). The new buffer's position will be set to this value.
end	The index of the character following the last character to be used; must be no smaller than start and no larger than csq.length(). The new buffer's limit will be set to this value.

Returns

• The new character buffer

Throws

IndexOutOfBoundsException	If the preconditions on the start and end parameters do not hold

public static CharBuffer wrap (char[] array)

Wraps a char array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given char 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, and its mark will be undefined. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset> will be zero.

Parameters

array	The array that will back this buffer

Returns

• The new char buffer