ByteBuffer (Java SE 10 & JDK 10 ) (original) (raw)

All Implemented Interfaces:
[Comparable](../../java/lang/Comparable.html "interface in java.lang")<[ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio")>
Direct Known Subclasses:
[MappedByteBuffer](../../java/nio/MappedByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio")

public abstract class ByteBuffer
extends Buffer
implements Comparable<ByteBuffer>
A byte buffer.
This class defines six categories of operations upon byte buffers:

Absolute and relative get andput methods that read and write single bytes;
Relative bulk get methods that transfer contiguous sequences of bytes from this buffer into an array;
Relative bulk put methods that transfer contiguous sequences of bytes from a byte array or some other byte buffer into this buffer;
Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write values of other primitive types, translating them to and from sequences of bytes in a particular byte order;
Methods for creating view buffers, which allow a byte buffer to be viewed as a buffer containing values of some other primitive type; and
A method for compacting a byte buffer.
Byte buffers can be created either by allocation, which allocates space for the buffer's content, or by wrapping an existing byte array into a buffer.

Direct vs. non-direct buffers

A byte buffer is either direct or non-direct. Given a direct byte buffer, the Java virtual machine will make a best effort to perform native I/O operations directly upon it. That is, it will attempt to avoid copying the buffer's content to (or from) an intermediate buffer before (or after) each invocation of one of the underlying operating system's native I/O operations.
A direct byte buffer may be created by invoking the allocateDirect factory method of this class. The buffers returned by this method typically have somewhat higher allocation and deallocation costs than non-direct buffers. The contents of direct buffers may reside outside of the normal garbage-collected heap, and so their impact upon the memory footprint of an application might not be obvious. It is therefore recommended that direct buffers be allocated primarily for large, long-lived buffers that are subject to the underlying system's native I/O operations. In general it is best to allocate direct buffers only when they yield a measureable gain in program performance.
A direct byte buffer may also be created by mapping a region of a file directly into memory. An implementation of the Java platform may optionally support the creation of direct byte buffers from native code via JNI. If an instance of one of these kinds of buffers refers to an inaccessible region of memory then an attempt to access that region will not change the buffer's content and will cause an unspecified exception to be thrown either at the time of the access or at some later time.
Whether a byte buffer is direct or non-direct may be determined by invoking its isDirect method. This method is provided so that explicit buffer management can be done in performance-critical code.

Access to binary data

This class defines methods for reading and writing values of all other primitive types, except boolean. Primitive values are translated to (or from) sequences of bytes according to the buffer's current byte order, which may be retrieved and modified via the order methods. Specific byte orders are represented by instances of the ByteOrder class. The initial order of a byte buffer is always BIG_ENDIAN.
For access to heterogeneous binary data, that is, sequences of values of different types, this class defines a family of absolute and relative_get_ and put methods for each type. For 32-bit floating-point values, for example, this class defines:

float getFloat()
float getFloat(int index)
void putFloat(float f)
void putFloat(int index, float f)
Corresponding methods are defined for the types char, short, int, long, and double. The index parameters of the absolute get and put methods are in terms of bytes rather than of the type being read or written.
For access to homogeneous binary data, that is, sequences of values of the same type, this class defines methods that can create views of a given byte buffer. A view buffer is simply another buffer whose content is backed by the byte buffer. Changes to the byte buffer's content will be visible in the view buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values are independent. The asFloatBuffer method, for example, creates an instance of the FloatBuffer class that is backed by the byte buffer upon which the method is invoked. Corresponding view-creation methods are defined for the types char, short, int, long, and double.
View buffers have three important advantages over the families of type-specific get and put methods described above:

A view buffer is indexed not in terms of bytes but rather in terms of the type-specific size of its values;
A view buffer provides relative bulk get and put methods that can transfer contiguous sequences of values between a buffer and an array or some other buffer of the same type; and
A view buffer is potentially much more efficient because it will be direct if, and only if, its backing byte buffer is direct.
The byte order of a view buffer is fixed to be that of its byte buffer at the time that the view is created.

Invocation chaining

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

bb.putInt(0xCAFEBABE);
bb.putShort(3);
bb.putShort(45);
can, for example, be replaced by the single statement
bb.putInt(0xCAFEBABE).putShort(3).putShort(45);
Since:
1.4

Method Detail

 * #### allocateDirect  
 public static [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") allocateDirect(int capacity)  
 Allocates a new direct byte buffer.  
  The new buffer's position will be zero, its limit will be its capacity, its mark will be undefined, each of its elements will be initialized to zero, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). Whether or not it has a[backing array](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#hasArray%28%29) is unspecified.  
 Parameters:  
 `capacity` \- The new buffer's capacity, in bytes  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the `capacity` is a negative integer  
 * #### allocate  
 public static [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") allocate(int capacity)  
 Allocates a new byte buffer.  
  The new buffer's position will be zero, its limit will be its capacity, its mark will be undefined, each of its elements will be initialized to zero, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). It will have a [backing array](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#array%28%29), and its[array offset](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#arrayOffset%28%29) will be zero.  
 Parameters:  
 `capacity` \- The new buffer's capacity, in bytes  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the `capacity` is a negative integer  
 * #### wrap  
 public static [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") wrap(byte[] array,  
                               int offset,  
                               int length)  
 Wraps a byte array into a buffer.  
  The new buffer will be backed by the given byte 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`, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). Its [backing array](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#array%28%29) will be the given array, and its [array offset](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#arrayOffset%28%29) 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 byte buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the preconditions on the `offset` and `length` parameters do not hold  
 * #### wrap  
 public static [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") wrap(byte[] array)  
 Wraps a byte array into a buffer.  
  The new buffer will be backed by the given byte 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, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). Its [backing array](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#array%28%29) will be the given array, and its[array offset](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#arrayOffset%28%29) will be zero.  
 Parameters:  
 `array` \- The array that will back this buffer  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 * #### slice  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") slice()  
 Creates a new byte 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 bytes remaining in this buffer, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). 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.  
 Specified by:  
 `[slice](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#slice%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 See Also:  
 [alignedSlice(int)](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#alignedSlice%28int%29)  
 * #### duplicate  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") duplicate()  
 Creates a new byte 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, and its byte order will be [BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). 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.  
 Specified by:  
 `[duplicate](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#duplicate%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 * #### asReadOnlyBuffer  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asReadOnlyBuffer()  
 Creates a new, read-only byte 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, and its byte order will be [BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN).  
  If this buffer is itself read-only then this method behaves in exactly the same way as the [duplicate](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#duplicate%28%29) method.  
 Returns:  
 The new, read-only byte buffer  
 * #### get  
 public abstract byte get()  
 Relative _get_ method. Reads the byte at this buffer's current position, and then increments the position.  
 Returns:  
 The byte at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If the buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit  
 * #### put  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") put(byte b)  
 Relative _put_ method _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes the given byte into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position.  
 Parameters:  
 `b` \- The byte to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### get  
 public abstract byte get(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method. Reads the byte at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the byte will be read  
 Returns:  
 The byte at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit  
 * #### put  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") put(int index,  
                                byte b)  
 Absolute _put_ method _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes the given byte into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the byte will be written  
 `b` \- The byte value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### get  
 public [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") get(byte[] dst,  
                       int offset,  
                       int length)  
 Relative bulk _get_ method.  
  This method transfers bytes from this buffer into the given destination array. If there are fewer bytes remaining in the buffer than are required to satisfy the request, that is, if`length` `>` `remaining()`, then no bytes are transferred and a [BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio") is thrown.  
  Otherwise, this method copies `length` bytes 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 bytes in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.  
 Parameters:  
 `dst` \- The array into which bytes are to be written  
 `offset` \- The offset within the array of the first byte to be written; must be non-negative and no larger than`dst.length`  
 `length` \- The maximum number of bytes to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than`dst.length - offset`  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than `length` bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the preconditions on the `offset` and `length` parameters do not hold  
 * #### get  
 public [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") get(byte[] dst)  
 Relative bulk _get_ method.  
  This method transfers bytes 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](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than `length` bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### put  
 public [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") put([ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") src)  
 Relative bulk _put_ method _(optional operation)_.  
  This method transfers the bytes remaining in the given source buffer into this buffer. If there are more bytes remaining in the source buffer than in this buffer, that is, if`src.remaining()` `>` `remaining()`, then no bytes are transferred and a [BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio") is thrown.  
  Otherwise, this method copies_n_ \= `src.remaining()` bytes 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 bytes are to be read; must not be this buffer  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there is insufficient space in this buffer for the remaining bytes in the source buffer  
 `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the source buffer is this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### put  
 public [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") put(byte[] src,  
                       int offset,  
                       int length)  
 Relative bulk _put_ method _(optional operation)_.  
  This method transfers bytes into this buffer from the given source array. If there are more bytes to be copied from the array than remain in this buffer, that is, if`length` `>` `remaining()`, then no bytes are transferred and a [BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio") is thrown.  
  Otherwise, this method copies `length` bytes 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 bytes are to be read  
 `offset` \- The offset within the array of the first byte to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than `array.length`  
 `length` \- The number of bytes to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than`array.length - offset`  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there is insufficient space in this buffer  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the preconditions on the `offset` and `length` parameters do not hold  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### put  
 public final [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") put(byte[] src)  
 Relative bulk _put_ method _(optional operation)_.  
  This method transfers the entire content of the given source byte 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](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there is insufficient space in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### hasArray  
 public final boolean hasArray()  
 Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible byte array.  
  If this method returns `true` then the [array](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#array%28%29) and [arrayOffset](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#arrayOffset%28%29) methods may safely be invoked.  
 Specified by:  
 `[hasArray](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#hasArray%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 `true` if, and only if, this buffer is backed by an array and is not read-only  
 * #### array  
 public final byte[] array()  
 Returns the byte 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](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#hasArray%28%29) method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.  
 Specified by:  
 `[array](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#array%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 The array that backs this buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only  
 `[UnsupportedOperationException](../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array  
 * #### arrayOffset  
 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](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#hasArray%28%29) method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.  
 Specified by:  
 `[arrayOffset](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#arrayOffset%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 The offset within this buffer's array of the first element of the buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only  
 `[UnsupportedOperationException](../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array  
 * #### compact  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") compact()  
 Compacts this buffer _(optional operation)_.  
  The bytes between the buffer's current position and its limit, if any, are copied to the beginning of the buffer. That is, the byte at index _p_ \= `position()` is copied to index zero, the byte at index _p_ \+ 1 is copied to index one, and so forth until the byte 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 bytes copied, rather than to zero, so that an invocation of this method can be followed immediately by an invocation of another relative _put_ method.  
  Invoke this method after writing data from a buffer in case the write was incomplete. The following loop, for example, copies bytes from one channel to another via the buffer `buf`:  
 > ```  
 >  
 >   buf.clear();          // Prepare buffer for use  
 >   while (in.read(buf) >= 0 || buf.position != 0) {  
 >       buf.flip();  
 >       out.write(buf);  
 >       buf.compact();    // In case of partial write  
 >   }  
 >  
 > ```  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### isDirect  
 public abstract boolean isDirect()  
 Tells whether or not this byte buffer is direct.  
 Specified by:  
 `[isDirect](../../java/nio/Buffer.html#isDirect%28%29)` in class `[Buffer](../../java/nio/Buffer.html "class in java.nio")`  
 Returns:  
 `true` if, and only if, this buffer is direct  
 * #### toString  
 public [String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") toString()  
 Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.  
 Overrides:  
 `[toString](../../java/lang/Object.html#toString%28%29)` in class `[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")`  
 Returns:  
 A summary string  
 * #### hashCode  
 public int hashCode()  
 Returns the current hash code of this buffer.  
  The hash code of a byte 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.  
 Overrides:  
 `[hashCode](../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode%28%29)` in class `[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")`  
 Returns:  
 The current hash code of this buffer  
 See Also:  
 [Object.equals(java.lang.Object)](../../java/lang/Object.html#equals%28java.lang.Object%29), [System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)](../../java/lang/System.html#identityHashCode%28java.lang.Object%29)  
 * #### equals  
 public boolean equals([Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang") ob)  
 Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.  
  Two byte 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 byte buffer is not equal to any other type of object.  
 Overrides:  
 `[equals](../../java/lang/Object.html#equals%28java.lang.Object%29)` in class `[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")`  
 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  
 See Also:  
 [Object.hashCode()](../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode%28%29), [HashMap](../../java/util/HashMap.html "class in java.util")  
 * #### compareTo  
 public int compareTo([ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") that)  
 Compares this buffer to another.  
  Two byte 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 `byte` elements are compared as if by invoking[Byte.compare(byte,byte)](../../java/lang/Byte.html#compare%28byte,byte%29).  
  A byte buffer is not comparable to any other type of object.  
 Specified by:  
 `[compareTo](../../java/lang/Comparable.html#compareTo%28T%29)` in interface `[Comparable](../../java/lang/Comparable.html "interface in java.lang")<[ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio")>`  
 Parameters:  
 `that` \- the object to be compared.  
 Returns:  
 A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this buffer is less than, equal to, or greater than the given buffer  
 * #### order  
 public final [ByteOrder](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html "class in java.nio") order()  
 Retrieves this buffer's byte order.  
  The byte order is used when reading or writing multibyte values, and when creating buffers that are views of this byte buffer. The order of a newly-created byte buffer is always [BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN).  
 Returns:  
 This buffer's byte order  
 * #### order  
 public final [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") order([ByteOrder](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html "class in java.nio") bo)  
 Modifies this buffer's byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `bo` \- The new byte order, either [BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN) or [LITTLE\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#LITTLE%5FENDIAN)  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 * #### alignmentOffset  
 public final int alignmentOffset(int index,  
                                  int unitSize)  
 Returns the memory address, pointing to the byte at the given index, modulus the given unit size.  
  A return value greater than zero indicates the address of the byte at the index is misaligned for the unit size, and the value's quantity indicates how much the index should be rounded up or down to locate a byte at an aligned address. Otherwise, a value of `0` indicates that the address of the byte at the index is aligned for the unit size.  
 API Note:  
 This method may be utilized to determine if unit size bytes from an index can be accessed atomically, if supported by the native platform.  
 Implementation Note:  
 This implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` for non-direct buffers when the given unit size is greater then `8`.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index to query for alignment offset, must be non-negative, no upper bounds check is performed  
 `unitSize` \- The unit size in bytes, must be a power of `2`  
 Returns:  
 The indexed byte's memory address modulus the unit size  
 Throws:  
 `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the index is negative or the unit size is not a power of`2`  
 `[UnsupportedOperationException](../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the native platform does not guarantee stable alignment offset values for the given unit size when managing the memory regions of buffers of the same kind as this buffer (direct or non-direct). For example, if garbage collection would result in the moving of a memory region covered by a non-direct buffer from one location to another and both locations have different alignment characteristics.  
 Since:  
 9  
 See Also:  
 [alignedSlice(int)](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#alignedSlice%28int%29)  
 * #### alignedSlice  
 public final [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") alignedSlice(int unitSize)  
 Creates a new byte buffer whose content is a shared and aligned subsequence of this buffer's content.  
  The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position rounded up to the index of the nearest aligned byte for the given unit size, and end at this buffer's limit rounded down to the index of the nearest aligned byte for the given unit size. If rounding results in out-of-bound values then the new buffer's capacity and limit will be zero. If rounding is within bounds the following expressions will be true for a new buffer `nb` and unit size`unitSize`:  
 ```  
  nb.alignmentOffset(0, unitSize) == 0  
  nb.alignmentOffset(nb.limit(), unitSize) == 0  
        
 ```  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer or fewer subject to alignment, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be[BIG\_ENDIAN](../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html#BIG%5FENDIAN). 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.  
 API Note:  
 This method may be utilized to create a new buffer where unit size bytes from index, that is a multiple of the unit size, may be accessed atomically, if supported by the native platform.  
 Implementation Note:  
 This implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` for non-direct buffers when the given unit size is greater then `8`.  
 Parameters:  
 `unitSize` \- The unit size in bytes, must be a power of `2`  
 Returns:  
 The new byte buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the unit size not a power of `2`  
 `[UnsupportedOperationException](../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If the native platform does not guarantee stable aligned slices for the given unit size when managing the memory regions of buffers of the same kind as this buffer (direct or non-direct). For example, if garbage collection would result in the moving of a memory region covered by a non-direct buffer from one location to another and both locations have different alignment characteristics.  
 Since:  
 9  
 See Also:  
 [alignmentOffset(int, int)](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#alignmentOffset%28int,int%29), [slice()](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html#slice%28%29)  
 * #### getChar  
 public abstract char getChar()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading a char value.  
  Reads the next two bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a char value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by two.  
 Returns:  
 The char value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putChar  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putChar(char value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing a char value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes two bytes containing the given char value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by two.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The char value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getChar  
 public abstract char getChar(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading a char value.  
  Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a char value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The char value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one  
 * #### putChar  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putChar(int index,  
                                    char value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing a char value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes two bytes containing the given char value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The char value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asCharBuffer  
 public abstract [CharBuffer](../../java/nio/CharBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asCharBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as a char buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by two, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new char buffer  
 * #### getShort  
 public abstract short getShort()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading a short value.  
  Reads the next two bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by two.  
 Returns:  
 The short value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putShort  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putShort(short value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing a short value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes two bytes containing the given short value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by two.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The short value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than two bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getShort  
 public abstract short getShort(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading a short value.  
  Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The short value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one  
 * #### putShort  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putShort(int index,  
                                     short value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing a short value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes two bytes containing the given short value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The short value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asShortBuffer  
 public abstract [ShortBuffer](../../java/nio/ShortBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asShortBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as a short buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by two, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new short buffer  
 * #### getInt  
 public abstract int getInt()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading an int value.  
  Reads the next four bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into an int value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by four.  
 Returns:  
 The int value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putInt  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putInt(int value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing an int value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes four bytes containing the given int value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by four.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The int value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getInt  
 public abstract int getInt(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading an int value.  
  Reads four bytes at the given index, composing them into a int value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The int value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three  
 * #### putInt  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putInt(int index,  
                                   int value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing an int value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes four bytes containing the given int value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The int value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asIntBuffer  
 public abstract [IntBuffer](../../java/nio/IntBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asIntBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as an int buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by four, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new int buffer  
 * #### getLong  
 public abstract long getLong()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading a long value.  
  Reads the next eight bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a long value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by eight.  
 Returns:  
 The long value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putLong  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putLong(long value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing a long value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes eight bytes containing the given long value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by eight.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The long value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getLong  
 public abstract long getLong(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading a long value.  
  Reads eight bytes at the given index, composing them into a long value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The long value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven  
 * #### putLong  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putLong(int index,  
                                    long value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing a long value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes eight bytes containing the given long value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The long value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asLongBuffer  
 public abstract [LongBuffer](../../java/nio/LongBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asLongBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as a long buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by eight, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new long buffer  
 * #### getFloat  
 public abstract float getFloat()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading a float value.  
  Reads the next four bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a float value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by four.  
 Returns:  
 The float value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putFloat  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putFloat(float value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing a float value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes four bytes containing the given float value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by four.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The float value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than four bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getFloat  
 public abstract float getFloat(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading a float value.  
  Reads four bytes at the given index, composing them into a float value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The float value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three  
 * #### putFloat  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putFloat(int index,  
                                     float value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing a float value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes four bytes containing the given float value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The float value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus three  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asFloatBuffer  
 public abstract [FloatBuffer](../../java/nio/FloatBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asFloatBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as a float buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by four, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new float buffer  
 * #### getDouble  
 public abstract double getDouble()  
 Relative _get_ method for reading a double value.  
  Reads the next eight bytes at this buffer's current position, composing them into a double value according to the current byte order, and then increments the position by eight.  
 Returns:  
 The double value at the buffer's current position  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferUnderflowException](../../java/nio/BufferUnderflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer  
 * #### putDouble  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putDouble(double value)  
 Relative _put_ method for writing a double value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes eight bytes containing the given double value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position by eight.  
 Parameters:  
 `value` \- The double value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[BufferOverflowException](../../java/nio/BufferOverflowException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If there are fewer than eight bytes remaining in this buffer  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### getDouble  
 public abstract double getDouble(int index)  
 Absolute _get_ method for reading a double value.  
  Reads eight bytes at the given index, composing them into a double value according to the current byte order.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index from which the bytes will be read  
 Returns:  
 The double value at the given index  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven  
 * #### putDouble  
 public abstract [ByteBuffer](../../java/nio/ByteBuffer.html "class in java.nio") putDouble(int index,  
                                      double value)  
 Absolute _put_ method for writing a double value _(optional operation)_.  
  Writes eight bytes containing the given double value, in the current byte order, into this buffer at the given index.  
 Parameters:  
 `index` \- The index at which the bytes will be written  
 `value` \- The double value to be written  
 Returns:  
 This buffer  
 Throws:  
 `[IndexOutOfBoundsException](../../java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html "class in java.lang")` \- If `index` is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus seven  
 `[ReadOnlyBufferException](../../java/nio/ReadOnlyBufferException.html "class in java.nio")` \- If this buffer is read-only  
 * #### asDoubleBuffer  
 public abstract [DoubleBuffer](../../java/nio/DoubleBuffer.html "class in java.nio") asDoubleBuffer()  
 Creates a view of this byte buffer as a double buffer.  
  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 bytes remaining in this buffer divided by eight, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be that of the byte buffer at the moment the view is created. 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:  
 A new double buffer