53 * into an array; {#if[!byte]?and}</p></li>
54 *
55 * <li><p> Relative {@link #put($type$[]) <i>bulk put</i>}
56 * methods that transfer contiguous sequences of $type$s from $a$
57 * $type$ array{#if[char]?, a string,} or some other $type$
58 * buffer into this buffer;{#if[!byte]? and} </p></li>
59 *
60 #if[byte]
61 *
62 * <li><p> Absolute and relative {@link #getChar() <i>get</i>}
63 * and {@link #putChar(char) <i>put</i>} methods that read and
64 * write values of other primitive types, translating them to and from
65 * sequences of bytes in a particular byte order; </p></li>
66 *
67 * <li><p> Methods for creating <i><a href="#views">view buffers</a></i>,
68 * which allow a byte buffer to be viewed as a buffer containing values of
69 * some other primitive type; and </p></li>
70 *
71 #end[byte]
72 *
73 * <li><p> Methods for {@link #compact compacting}, {@link
74 * #duplicate duplicating}, and {@link #slice slicing}
75 * $a$ $type$ buffer. </p></li>
76 *
77 * </ul>
78 *
79 * <p> $Type$ buffers can be created either by {@link #allocate
80 * <i>allocation</i>}, which allocates space for the buffer's
81 *
82 #if[byte]
83 *
84 * content, or by {@link #wrap($type$[]) <i>wrapping</i>} an
85 * existing $type$ array {#if[char]?or string} into a buffer.
86 *
87 #else[byte]
88 *
89 * content, by {@link #wrap($type$[]) <i>wrapping</i>} an existing
90 * $type$ array {#if[char]?or string} into a buffer, or by creating a
91 * <a href="ByteBuffer.html#views"><i>view</i></a> of an existing byte buffer.
92 *
93 #end[byte]
94 *
518 * buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark
519 * values will be independent.
520 *
521 * <p> The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit
522 * will be the number of $type$s remaining in this buffer, its mark will be
523 * undefined, and its byte order will be
524 #if[byte]
525 * {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
526 #else[byte]
527 * identical to that of this buffer.
528 #end[byte]
529 * The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and
530 * it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only. </p>
531 *
532 * @return The new $type$ buffer
533 #if[byte]
534 *
535 * @see #alignedSlice(int)
536 #end[byte]
537 */
538 public abstract $Type$Buffer slice();
539
540 /**
541 * Creates a new $type$ buffer that shares this buffer's content.
542 *
543 * <p> The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes
544 * to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice
545 * versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be
546 * independent.
547 *
548 * <p> The new buffer's capacity, limit, position,
549 #if[byte]
550 * and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte
551 * order will be {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
552 #else[byte]
553 * mark values, and byte order will be identical to those of this buffer.
554 #end[byte]
555 * The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and
556 * it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only. </p>
557 *
558 * @return The new $type$ buffer
559 */
560 public abstract $Type$Buffer duplicate();
561
562 /**
563 * Creates a new, read-only $type$ buffer that shares this buffer's
564 * content.
565 *
566 * <p> The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes
567 * to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer; the new
568 * buffer itself, however, will be read-only and will not allow the shared
569 * content to be modified. The two buffers' position, limit, and mark
570 * values will be independent.
571 *
572 * <p> The new buffer's capacity, limit, position,
573 #if[byte]
574 * and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte
575 * order will be {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
576 #else[byte]
577 * mark values, and byte order will be identical to those of this buffer.
578 #end[byte]
579 *
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53 * into an array; {#if[!byte]?and}</p></li>
54 *
55 * <li><p> Relative {@link #put($type$[]) <i>bulk put</i>}
56 * methods that transfer contiguous sequences of $type$s from $a$
57 * $type$ array{#if[char]?, a string,} or some other $type$
58 * buffer into this buffer;{#if[!byte]? and} </p></li>
59 *
60 #if[byte]
61 *
62 * <li><p> Absolute and relative {@link #getChar() <i>get</i>}
63 * and {@link #putChar(char) <i>put</i>} methods that read and
64 * write values of other primitive types, translating them to and from
65 * sequences of bytes in a particular byte order; </p></li>
66 *
67 * <li><p> Methods for creating <i><a href="#views">view buffers</a></i>,
68 * which allow a byte buffer to be viewed as a buffer containing values of
69 * some other primitive type; and </p></li>
70 *
71 #end[byte]
72 *
73 * <li><p> A method for {@link #compact compacting}
74 * $a$ $type$ buffer. </p></li>
75 *
76 * </ul>
77 *
78 * <p> $Type$ buffers can be created either by {@link #allocate
79 * <i>allocation</i>}, which allocates space for the buffer's
80 *
81 #if[byte]
82 *
83 * content, or by {@link #wrap($type$[]) <i>wrapping</i>} an
84 * existing $type$ array {#if[char]?or string} into a buffer.
85 *
86 #else[byte]
87 *
88 * content, by {@link #wrap($type$[]) <i>wrapping</i>} an existing
89 * $type$ array {#if[char]?or string} into a buffer, or by creating a
90 * <a href="ByteBuffer.html#views"><i>view</i></a> of an existing byte buffer.
91 *
92 #end[byte]
93 *
517 * buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark
518 * values will be independent.
519 *
520 * <p> The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit
521 * will be the number of $type$s remaining in this buffer, its mark will be
522 * undefined, and its byte order will be
523 #if[byte]
524 * {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
525 #else[byte]
526 * identical to that of this buffer.
527 #end[byte]
528 * The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and
529 * it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only. </p>
530 *
531 * @return The new $type$ buffer
532 #if[byte]
533 *
534 * @see #alignedSlice(int)
535 #end[byte]
536 */
537 @Override
538 public abstract $Type$Buffer slice();
539
540 /**
541 * Creates a new $type$ buffer that shares this buffer's content.
542 *
543 * <p> The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes
544 * to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice
545 * versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be
546 * independent.
547 *
548 * <p> The new buffer's capacity, limit, position,
549 #if[byte]
550 * and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte
551 * order will be {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
552 #else[byte]
553 * mark values, and byte order will be identical to those of this buffer.
554 #end[byte]
555 * The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and
556 * it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only. </p>
557 *
558 * @return The new $type$ buffer
559 */
560 @Override
561 public abstract $Type$Buffer duplicate();
562
563 /**
564 * Creates a new, read-only $type$ buffer that shares this buffer's
565 * content.
566 *
567 * <p> The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes
568 * to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer; the new
569 * buffer itself, however, will be read-only and will not allow the shared
570 * content to be modified. The two buffers' position, limit, and mark
571 * values will be independent.
572 *
573 * <p> The new buffer's capacity, limit, position,
574 #if[byte]
575 * and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer, and its byte
576 * order will be {@link ByteOrder#BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN}.
577 #else[byte]
578 * mark values, and byte order will be identical to those of this buffer.
579 #end[byte]
580 *
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