All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainedBuffer, DataBuffer
```
public interface Buffer
```
Buffer provides a general purpose storage buffer interface providing various data access methods.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`get(int offset, byte[] bytes)`	Get the byte data located at the specified offset and store into the bytes array provided.
`void`	`get(int offset, byte[] data, int dataOffset, int length)`	Get the byte data located at the specified offset and store into the data array at the specified data offset.
`byte[]`	`get(int offset, int length)`	Get the byte data located at the specified offset.
`byte`	`getByte(int offset)`	Get the 8-bit byte value located at the specified offset.
`int`	`getId()`	Get the buffer ID for this buffer.
`int`	`getInt(int offset)`	Get the 32-bit integer value located at the specified offset.
`long`	`getLong(int offset)`	Get the 64-bit long value located at the specified offset.
`short`	`getShort(int offset)`	Get the 16-bit short value located at the specified offset.
`int`	`length()`	Get the length of the buffer in bytes.
`int`	`put(int offset, byte[] bytes)`	Put the bytes provided into the buffer at the specified offset.
`int`	`put(int offset, byte[] data, int dataOffset, int length)`	Put a specified number of bytes from the array provided into the buffer at the specified offset.
`int`	`putByte(int offset, byte b)`	Put the 8-bit byte value into the buffer at the specified offset.
`int`	`putInt(int offset, int v)`	Put the 32-bit integer value into the buffer at the specified offset.
`int`	`putLong(int offset, long v)`	Put the 64-bit long value into the buffer at the specified offset.
`int`	`putShort(int offset, short v)`	Put the 16-bit short value into the buffer at the specified offset.

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
int getId()
```
    Get the buffer ID for this buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    int
  - length
```
int length()
```
    Get the length of the buffer in bytes. The length reflects the number of bytes which have been allocated to the buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    length of allocated buffer.
  - get
```
void get(int offset,
         byte[] bytes)
  throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the byte data located at the specified offset and store into the bytes array provided.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    bytes - byte array to store data
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - get
```
void get(int offset,
         byte[] data,
         int dataOffset,
         int length)
  throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the byte data located at the specified offset and store into the data array at the specified data offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from the start of the buffer.
    
    data - byte array to store the data.
    
    dataOffset - offset into the data buffer
    
    length - amount of data to read
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset, dataOffset, or length is specified.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - get
```
byte[] get(int offset,
           int length)
    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the byte data located at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    length - number of bytes to be read and returned
    
    Returns:
    
    the byte array.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified or the end of the buffer was encountered while reading the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - getByte
```
byte getByte(int offset)
      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the 8-bit byte value located at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the byte value at the specified offset.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - getInt
```
int getInt(int offset)
    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the 32-bit integer value located at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the integer value at the specified offset.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified or the end of the buffer was encountered while reading the value.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - getShort
```
short getShort(int offset)
        throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the 16-bit short value located at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the short value at the specified offset.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified or the end of the buffer was encountered while reading the value.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - getLong
```
long getLong(int offset)
      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the 64-bit long value located at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the long value at the specified offset.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - is thrown if an invalid offset is specified or the end of the buffer was encountered while reading the value.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - put
```
int put(int offset,
        byte[] data,
        int dataOffset,
        int length)
 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put a specified number of bytes from the array provided into the buffer at the specified offset. The number of bytes stored is specified by the length specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    data - the byte data to be stored.
    
    dataOffset - the starting offset into the data.
    
    length - the number of bytes to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided or the end of buffer was encountered while storing the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - put
```
int put(int offset,
        byte[] bytes)
 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put the bytes provided into the buffer at the specified offset. The number of bytes stored is determined by the length of the bytes array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    bytes - the byte data to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided or the end of buffer was encountered while storing the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - putByte
```
int putByte(int offset,
            byte b)
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put the 8-bit byte value into the buffer at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    b - the byte value to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - putInt
```
int putInt(int offset,
           int v)
    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put the 32-bit integer value into the buffer at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    v - the integer value to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided or the end of buffer was encountered while storing the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - putShort
```
int putShort(int offset,
             short v)
      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put the 16-bit short value into the buffer at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    v - the short value to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided or the end of buffer was encountered while storing the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.
  - putLong
```
int putLong(int offset,
            long v)
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Put the 64-bit long value into the buffer at the specified offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - byte offset from start of buffer.
    
    v - the long value to be stored.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next available offset into the buffer, or -1 if the buffer is full.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if an invalid offset is provided or the end of buffer was encountered while storing the data.
    
    java.io.IOException - is thrown if an error occurs while accessing the underlying storage.

Interface Buffer

Method Summary

Method Detail

getId

length

get

get

get

getByte

getInt

getShort

getLong

put

put

putByte

putInt

putShort

putLong