Package org.jboss.netty.buffer

Interface ChannelBufferFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractChannelBufferFactory, DirectChannelBufferFactory, HeapChannelBufferFactory

public interface ChannelBufferFactory

A factory that creates or pools ChannelBuffers.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ChannelBuffer	getBuffer(byte[] array, int offset, int length)	Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified array.
ChannelBuffer	getBuffer(int capacity)	Returns a ChannelBuffer with the specified capacity.
ChannelBuffer	getBuffer(java.nio.ByteBuffer nioBuffer)	Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified nioBuffer.
ChannelBuffer	getBuffer(java.nio.ByteOrder endianness, byte[] array, int offset, int length)	Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified array.
ChannelBuffer	getBuffer(java.nio.ByteOrder endianness, int capacity)	Returns a ChannelBuffer with the specified endianness and capacity.
java.nio.ByteOrder	getDefaultOrder()	Returns the default endianness of the ChannelBuffer which is returned by getBuffer(int).

Method Detail

getBuffer

ChannelBuffer getBuffer(int capacity)

Returns a ChannelBuffer with the specified capacity. This method is identical to getBuffer(getDefaultOrder(), capacity).

Parameters:

capacity - the capacity of the returned ChannelBuffer

Returns:

a ChannelBuffer with the specified capacity, whose readerIndex and writerIndex are 0

getBuffer

ChannelBuffer getBuffer(java.nio.ByteOrder endianness,
                        int capacity)

Returns a ChannelBuffer with the specified endianness and capacity.

Parameters:

endianness - the endianness of the returned ChannelBuffer

capacity - the capacity of the returned ChannelBuffer

Returns:

a ChannelBuffer with the specified endianness and capacity, whose readerIndex and writerIndex are 0

getBuffer

ChannelBuffer getBuffer(byte[] array,
                        int offset,
                        int length)

Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified array. Depending on the factory implementation, the returned buffer could wrap the array or create a new copy of the array. This method is identical to getBuffer(getDefaultOrder(), array, offset, length).

Parameters:

array - the byte array

offset - the offset of the byte array

length - the length of the byte array

Returns:

a ChannelBuffer with the specified content, whose readerIndex and writerIndex are 0 and (length - offset) respectively

getBuffer

ChannelBuffer getBuffer(java.nio.ByteOrder endianness,
                        byte[] array,
                        int offset,
                        int length)

Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified array. Depending on the factory implementation, the returned buffer could wrap the array or create a new copy of the array.

Parameters:

endianness - the endianness of the returned ChannelBuffer

array - the byte array

offset - the offset of the byte array

length - the length of the byte array

Returns:

a ChannelBuffer with the specified content, whose readerIndex and writerIndex are 0 and (length - offset) respectively

getBuffer

ChannelBuffer getBuffer(java.nio.ByteBuffer nioBuffer)

Returns a ChannelBuffer whose content is equal to the sub-region of the specified nioBuffer. Depending on the factory implementation, the returned buffer could wrap the nioBuffer or create a new copy of the nioBuffer.

Parameters:

nioBuffer - the NIO ByteBuffer

Returns:

a ChannelBuffer with the specified content, whose readerIndex and writerIndex are 0 and nioBuffer.remaining() respectively

getDefaultOrder

java.nio.ByteOrder getDefaultOrder()

Returns the default endianness of the ChannelBuffer which is returned by getBuffer(int).

Returns:

the default endianness of the ChannelBuffer which is returned by getBuffer(int)