src/share/classes/java/nio/Buffer.java

@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@
      * @return  This buffer
      *
      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
      *          If the preconditions on <tt>newPosition</tt> do not hold
      */
-    public final Buffer position(int newPosition) {
+    public Buffer position(int newPosition) {
         if ((newPosition > limit) || (newPosition < 0))
             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
         position = newPosition;
         if (mark > position) mark = -1;
         return this;

@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@
      * @return  This buffer
      *
      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
      *          If the preconditions on <tt>newLimit</tt> do not hold
      */
-    public final Buffer limit(int newLimit) {
+    public Buffer limit(int newLimit) {
         if ((newLimit > capacity) || (newLimit < 0))
             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
         limit = newLimit;
         if (position > limit) position = limit;
         if (mark > limit) mark = -1;

@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@
     /**
      * Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
      *
      * @return  This buffer
      */
-    public final Buffer mark() {
+    public Buffer mark() {
         mark = position;
         return this;
     }
 
     /**

@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@
      * @return  This buffer
      *
      * @throws  InvalidMarkException
      *          If the mark has not been set
      */
-    public final Buffer reset() {
+    public Buffer reset() {
         int m = mark;
         if (m < 0)
             throw new InvalidMarkException();
         position = m;
         return this;

@@ -323,11 +323,11 @@
      * is named as if it did because it will most often be used in situations
      * in which that might as well be the case. </p>
      *
      * @return  This buffer
      */
-    public final Buffer clear() {
+    public Buffer clear() {
         position = 0;
         limit = capacity;
         mark = -1;
         return this;
     }

@@ -351,11 +351,11 @@
      * java.nio.ByteBuffer#compact compact} method when transferring data from
      * one place to another.  </p>
      *
      * @return  This buffer
      */
-    public final Buffer flip() {
+    public Buffer flip() {
         limit = position;
         position = 0;
         mark = -1;
         return this;
     }

@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@
      * buf.rewind();      // Rewind buffer
      * buf.get(array);    // Copy data into array</pre></blockquote>
      *
      * @return  This buffer
      */
-    public final Buffer rewind() {
+    public Buffer rewind() {
         position = 0;
         mark = -1;
         return this;
     }