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package io.netty.buffer;
import io.netty.util.ByteProcessor;
import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.ByteOrder;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;
/**
* A random and sequential accessible sequence of zero or more bytes (octets).
* This interface provides an abstract view for one or more primitive byte
* arrays ({@code byte[]}) and {@linkplain ByteBuffer NIO buffers}.
*
* Creation of a buffer
*
* It is recommended to create a new buffer using the helper methods in
* {@link Unpooled} rather than calling an individual implementation's
* constructor.
*
* Random Access Indexing
*
* Just like an ordinary primitive byte array, {@link ByteBuf} uses
* zero-based indexing.
* It means the index of the first byte is always {@code 0} and the index of the last byte is
* always {@link #capacity() capacity - 1}. For example, to iterate all bytes of a buffer, you
* can do the following, regardless of its internal implementation:
*
*
* {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...;
* for (int i = 0; i < buffer.capacity(); i ++) {
* byte b = buffer.getByte(i);
* System.out.println((char) b);
* }
*
*
* Sequential Access Indexing
*
* {@link ByteBuf} provides two pointer variables to support sequential
* read and write operations - {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} for a read
* operation and {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} for a write operation
* respectively. The following diagram shows how a buffer is segmented into
* three areas by the two pointers:
*
*
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes |
* | | (CONTENT) | |
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | | | |
* 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity
*
*
* Readable bytes (the actual content)
*
* This segment is where the actual data is stored. Any operation whose name
* starts with {@code read} or {@code skip} will get or skip the data at the
* current {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and increase it by the number of
* read bytes. If the argument of the read operation is also a
* {@link ByteBuf} and no destination index is specified, the specified
* buffer's {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is increased together.
*
* If there's not enough content left, {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} is
* raised. The default value of newly allocated, wrapped or copied buffer's
* {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} is {@code 0}.
*
*
* // Iterates the readable bytes of a buffer.
* {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...;
* while (buffer.isReadable()) {
* System.out.println(buffer.readByte());
* }
*
*
* Writable bytes
*
* This segment is a undefined space which needs to be filled. Any operation
* whose name starts with {@code write} will write the data at the current
* {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} and increase it by the number of written
* bytes. If the argument of the write operation is also a {@link ByteBuf},
* and no source index is specified, the specified buffer's
* {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} is increased together.
*
* If there's not enough writable bytes left, {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException}
* is raised. The default value of newly allocated buffer's
* {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is {@code 0}. The default value of
* wrapped or copied buffer's {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is the
* {@link #capacity() capacity} of the buffer.
*
*
* // Fills the writable bytes of a buffer with random integers.
* {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...;
* while (buffer.maxWritableBytes() >= 4) {
* buffer.writeInt(random.nextInt());
* }
*
*
* Discardable bytes
*
* This segment contains the bytes which were read already by a read operation.
* Initially, the size of this segment is {@code 0}, but its size increases up
* to the {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} as read operations are executed.
* The read bytes can be discarded by calling {@link #discardReadBytes()} to
* reclaim unused area as depicted by the following diagram:
*
*
* BEFORE discardReadBytes()
*
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes |
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | | | |
* 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity
*
*
* AFTER discardReadBytes()
*
* +------------------+--------------------------------------+
* | readable bytes | writable bytes (got more space) |
* +------------------+--------------------------------------+
* | | |
* readerIndex (0) <= writerIndex (decreased) <= capacity
*
*
* Please note that there is no guarantee about the content of writable bytes
* after calling {@link #discardReadBytes()}. The writable bytes will not be
* moved in most cases and could even be filled with completely different data
* depending on the underlying buffer implementation.
*
* Clearing the buffer indexes
*
* You can set both {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and
* {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} to {@code 0} by calling {@link #clear()}.
* It does not clear the buffer content (e.g. filling with {@code 0}) but just
* clears the two pointers. Please also note that the semantic of this
* operation is different from {@link ByteBuffer#clear()}.
*
*
* BEFORE clear()
*
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes |
* +-------------------+------------------+------------------+
* | | | |
* 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity
*
*
* AFTER clear()
*
* +---------------------------------------------------------+
* | writable bytes (got more space) |
* +---------------------------------------------------------+
* | |
* 0 = readerIndex = writerIndex <= capacity
*
*
* Search operations
*
* For simple single-byte searches, use {@link #indexOf(int, int, byte)} and {@link #bytesBefore(int, int, byte)}.
* {@link #bytesBefore(byte)} is especially useful when you deal with a {@code NUL}-terminated string.
* For complicated searches, use {@link #forEachByte(int, int, ByteProcessor)} with a {@link ByteProcessor}
* implementation.
*
* Mark and reset
*
* There are two marker indexes in every buffer. One is for storing
* {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and the other is for storing
* {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex}. You can always reposition one of the
* two indexes by calling a reset method. It works in a similar fashion to
* the mark and reset methods in {@link InputStream} except that there's no
* {@code readlimit}.
*
* Derived buffers
*
* You can create a view of an existing buffer by calling one of the following methods:
*
* - {@link #duplicate()}
* - {@link #slice()}
* - {@link #slice(int, int)}
* - {@link #readSlice(int)}
* - {@link #retainedDuplicate()}
* - {@link #retainedSlice()}
* - {@link #retainedSlice(int, int)}
* - {@link #readRetainedSlice(int)}
*
* A derived buffer will have an independent {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex},
* {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} and marker indexes, while it shares
* other internal data representation, just like a NIO buffer does.
*
* In case a completely fresh copy of an existing buffer is required, please
* call {@link #copy()} method instead.
*
*
Non-retained and retained derived buffers
*
* Note that the {@link #duplicate()}, {@link #slice()}, {@link #slice(int, int)} and {@link #readSlice(int)} does NOT
* call {@link #retain()} on the returned derived buffer, and thus its reference count will NOT be increased. If you
* need to create a derived buffer with increased reference count, consider using {@link #retainedDuplicate()},
* {@link #retainedSlice()}, {@link #retainedSlice(int, int)} and {@link #readRetainedSlice(int)} which may return
* a buffer implementation that produces less garbage.
*
* Conversion to existing JDK types
*
* Byte array
*
* If a {@link ByteBuf} is backed by a byte array (i.e. {@code byte[]}),
* you can access it directly via the {@link #array()} method. To determine
* if a buffer is backed by a byte array, {@link #hasArray()} should be used.
*
* NIO Buffers
*
* If a {@link ByteBuf} can be converted into an NIO {@link ByteBuffer} which shares its
* content (i.e. view buffer), you can get it via the {@link #nioBuffer()} method. To determine
* if a buffer can be converted into an NIO buffer, use {@link #nioBufferCount()}.
*
* Strings
*
* Various {@link #toString(Charset)} methods convert a {@link ByteBuf}
* into a {@link String}. Please note that {@link #toString()} is not a
* conversion method.
*
* I/O Streams
*
* Please refer to {@link ByteBufInputStream} and
* {@link ByteBufOutputStream}.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("ClassMayBeInterface")
public abstract class ByteBuf implements ReferenceCounted, Comparable {
/**
* Returns the number of bytes (octets) this buffer can contain.
*/
public abstract int capacity();
/**
* Adjusts the capacity of this buffer. If the {@code newCapacity} is less than the current
* capacity, the content of this buffer is truncated. If the {@code newCapacity} is greater
* than the current capacity, the buffer is appended with unspecified data whose length is
* {@code (newCapacity - currentCapacity)}.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf capacity(int newCapacity);
/**
* Returns the maximum allowed capacity of this buffer. If a user attempts to increase the
* capacity of this buffer beyond the maximum capacity using {@link #capacity(int)} or
* {@link #ensureWritable(int)}, those methods will raise an
* {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
*/
public abstract int maxCapacity();
/**
* Returns the {@link ByteBufAllocator} which created this buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBufAllocator alloc();
/**
* Returns the endianness
* of this buffer.
*
* @deprecated use the Little Endian accessors, e.g. {@code getShortLE}, {@code getIntLE}
* instead of creating a buffer with swapped {@code endianness}.
*/
@Deprecated
public abstract ByteOrder order();
/**
* Returns a buffer with the specified {@code endianness} which shares the whole region,
* indexes, and marks of this buffer. Modifying the content, the indexes, or the marks of the
* returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content, indexes, and marks. If the
* specified {@code endianness} is identical to this buffer's byte order, this method can
* return {@code this}. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex}
* of this buffer.
*
* @deprecated use the Little Endian accessors, e.g. {@code getShortLE}, {@code getIntLE}
* instead of creating a buffer with swapped {@code endianness}.
*/
@Deprecated
public abstract ByteBuf order(ByteOrder endianness);
/**
* Return the underlying buffer instance if this buffer is a wrapper of another buffer.
*
* @return {@code null} if this buffer is not a wrapper
*/
public abstract ByteBuf unwrap();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer is backed by an
* NIO direct buffer.
*/
public abstract boolean isDirect();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer is read-only.
*/
public abstract boolean isReadOnly();
/**
* Returns a read-only version of this buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf asReadOnly();
/**
* Returns the {@code readerIndex} of this buffer.
*/
public abstract int readerIndex();
/**
* Sets the {@code readerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code readerIndex} is
* less than {@code 0} or
* greater than {@code this.writerIndex}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readerIndex(int readerIndex);
/**
* Returns the {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*/
public abstract int writerIndex();
/**
* Sets the {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code writerIndex} is
* less than {@code this.readerIndex} or
* greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writerIndex(int writerIndex);
/**
* Sets the {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} of this buffer
* in one shot. This method is useful when you have to worry about the
* invocation order of {@link #readerIndex(int)} and {@link #writerIndex(int)}
* methods. For example, the following code will fail:
*
*
* // Create a buffer whose readerIndex, writerIndex and capacity are
* // 0, 0 and 8 respectively.
* {@link ByteBuf} buf = {@link Unpooled}.buffer(8);
*
* // IndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown because the specified
* // readerIndex (2) cannot be greater than the current writerIndex (0).
* buf.readerIndex(2);
* buf.writerIndex(4);
*
*
* The following code will also fail:
*
*
* // Create a buffer whose readerIndex, writerIndex and capacity are
* // 0, 8 and 8 respectively.
* {@link ByteBuf} buf = {@link Unpooled}.wrappedBuffer(new byte[8]);
*
* // readerIndex becomes 8.
* buf.readLong();
*
* // IndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown because the specified
* // writerIndex (4) cannot be less than the current readerIndex (8).
* buf.writerIndex(4);
* buf.readerIndex(2);
*
*
* By contrast, this method guarantees that it never
* throws an {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} as long as the specified
* indexes meet basic constraints, regardless what the current index
* values of the buffer are:
*
*
* // No matter what the current state of the buffer is, the following
* // call always succeeds as long as the capacity of the buffer is not
* // less than 4.
* buf.setIndex(2, 4);
*
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code readerIndex} is less than 0,
* if the specified {@code writerIndex} is less than the specified
* {@code readerIndex} or if the specified {@code writerIndex} is
* greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setIndex(int readerIndex, int writerIndex);
/**
* Returns the number of readable bytes which is equal to
* {@code (this.writerIndex - this.readerIndex)}.
*/
public abstract int readableBytes();
/**
* Returns the number of writable bytes which is equal to
* {@code (this.capacity - this.writerIndex)}.
*/
public abstract int writableBytes();
/**
* Returns the maximum possible number of writable bytes, which is equal to
* {@code (this.maxCapacity - this.writerIndex)}.
*/
public abstract int maxWritableBytes();
/**
* Returns {@code true}
* if and only if {@code (this.writerIndex - this.readerIndex)} is greater
* than {@code 0}.
*/
public abstract boolean isReadable();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer contains equal to or more than the specified number of elements.
*/
public abstract boolean isReadable(int size);
/**
* Returns {@code true}
* if and only if {@code (this.capacity - this.writerIndex)} is greater
* than {@code 0}.
*/
public abstract boolean isWritable();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has enough room to allow writing the specified number of
* elements.
*/
public abstract boolean isWritable(int size);
/**
* Sets the {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} of this buffer to
* {@code 0}.
* This method is identical to {@link #setIndex(int, int) setIndex(0, 0)}.
*
* Please note that the behavior of this method is different
* from that of NIO buffer, which sets the {@code limit} to
* the {@code capacity} of the buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf clear();
/**
* Marks the current {@code readerIndex} in this buffer. You can
* reposition the current {@code readerIndex} to the marked
* {@code readerIndex} by calling {@link #resetReaderIndex()}.
* The initial value of the marked {@code readerIndex} is {@code 0}.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf markReaderIndex();
/**
* Repositions the current {@code readerIndex} to the marked
* {@code readerIndex} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the current {@code writerIndex} is less than the marked
* {@code readerIndex}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf resetReaderIndex();
/**
* Marks the current {@code writerIndex} in this buffer. You can
* reposition the current {@code writerIndex} to the marked
* {@code writerIndex} by calling {@link #resetWriterIndex()}.
* The initial value of the marked {@code writerIndex} is {@code 0}.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf markWriterIndex();
/**
* Repositions the current {@code writerIndex} to the marked
* {@code writerIndex} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the current {@code readerIndex} is greater than the marked
* {@code writerIndex}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf resetWriterIndex();
/**
* Discards the bytes between the 0th index and {@code readerIndex}.
* It moves the bytes between {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex}
* to the 0th index, and sets {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex}
* to {@code 0} and {@code oldWriterIndex - oldReaderIndex} respectively.
*
* Please refer to the class documentation for more detailed explanation.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf discardReadBytes();
/**
* Similar to {@link ByteBuf#discardReadBytes()} except that this method might discard
* some, all, or none of read bytes depending on its internal implementation to reduce
* overall memory bandwidth consumption at the cost of potentially additional memory
* consumption.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf discardSomeReadBytes();
/**
* Makes sure the number of {@linkplain #writableBytes() the writable bytes}
* is equal to or greater than the specified value. If there is enough
* writable bytes in this buffer, this method returns with no side effect.
* Otherwise, it raises an {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
*
* @param minWritableBytes
* the expected minimum number of writable bytes
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@link #writerIndex()} + {@code minWritableBytes} > {@link #maxCapacity()}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf ensureWritable(int minWritableBytes);
/**
* Tries to make sure the number of {@linkplain #writableBytes() the writable bytes}
* is equal to or greater than the specified value. Unlike {@link #ensureWritable(int)},
* this method does not raise an exception but returns a code.
*
* @param minWritableBytes
* the expected minimum number of writable bytes
* @param force
* When {@link #writerIndex()} + {@code minWritableBytes} > {@link #maxCapacity()}:
*
* - {@code true} - the capacity of the buffer is expanded to {@link #maxCapacity()}
* - {@code false} - the capacity of the buffer is unchanged
*
* @return {@code 0} if the buffer has enough writable bytes, and its capacity is unchanged.
* {@code 1} if the buffer does not have enough bytes, and its capacity is unchanged.
* {@code 2} if the buffer has enough writable bytes, and its capacity has been increased.
* {@code 3} if the buffer does not have enough bytes, but its capacity has been
* increased to its maximum.
*/
public abstract int ensureWritable(int minWritableBytes, boolean force);
/**
* Gets a boolean at the specified absolute (@code index) in this buffer.
* This method does not modify the {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex}
* of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract boolean getBoolean(int index);
/**
* Gets a byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract byte getByte(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this
* buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract short getUnsignedByte(int index);
/**
* Gets a 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract short getShort(int index);
/**
* Gets a 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract short getShortLE(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getUnsignedShort(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getUnsignedShortLE(int index);
/**
* Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getMedium(int index);
/**
* Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer in the Little Endian Byte Order. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getMediumLE(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getUnsignedMedium(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getUnsignedMediumLE(int index);
/**
* Gets a 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getInt(int index);
/**
* Gets a 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer with Little Endian Byte Order. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int getIntLE(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index}
* in this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract long getUnsignedInt(int index);
/**
* Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index}
* in this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract long getUnsignedIntLE(int index);
/**
* Gets a 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract long getLong(int index);
/**
* Gets a 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in
* this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract long getLongLE(int index);
/**
* Gets a 2-byte UTF-16 character at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract char getChar(int index);
/**
* Gets a 32-bit floating point number at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract float getFloat(int index);
/**
* Gets a 64-bit floating point number at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify
* {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract double getDouble(int index);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index} until the destination becomes
* non-writable. This method is basically same with
* {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this
* method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the
* number of the transferred bytes while
* {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}).
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + dst.writableBytes} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}. This method is basically same
* with {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this
* method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the
* number of the transferred bytes while
* {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}).
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code dst.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex}
* of both the source (i.e. {@code this}) and the destination.
*
* @param dstIndex the first index of the destination
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code dst.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst, int dstIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + dst.length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, byte[] dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex}
* of this buffer.
*
* @param dstIndex the first index of the destination
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code dst.length}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, byte[] dst, int dstIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index} until the destination's position
* reaches its limit.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer while the destination's {@code position} will be increased.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + dst.remaining()} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuffer dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the
* specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, OutputStream out, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified channel starting at the
* specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int getBytes(int index, GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data starting at the specified absolute {@code index}
* to the specified channel starting at the given file position.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer. This method does not modify the channel's position.
*
* @param position the file position at which the transfer is to begin
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int getBytes(int index, FileChannel out, long position, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Gets a {@link CharSequence} with the given length at the given index.
*
* @param length the length to read
* @param charset that should be used
* @return the sequence
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract CharSequence getCharSequence(int index, int length, Charset charset);
/**
* Sets the specified boolean at the specified absolute {@code index} in this
* buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBoolean(int index, boolean value);
/**
* Sets the specified byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this
* buffer. The 24 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setByte(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified
* value are ignored.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setShort(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer with the Little Endian Byte Order.
* The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setShortLE(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer. Please note that the most significant
* byte is ignored in the specified value.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setMedium(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer in the Little Endian Byte Order.
* Please note that the most significant byte is ignored in the
* specified value.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setMediumLE(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setInt(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer with Little Endian byte order
* .
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setIntLE(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setLong(int index, long value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer in Little Endian Byte Order.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setLongLE(int index, long value);
/**
* Sets the specified 2-byte UTF-16 character at the specified absolute
* {@code index} in this buffer.
* The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setChar(int index, int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit floating-point number at the specified
* absolute {@code index} in this buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setFloat(int index, float value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit floating-point number at the specified
* absolute {@code index} in this buffer.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setDouble(int index, double value);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index} until the source buffer becomes
* unreadable. This method is basically same with
* {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this
* method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by
* the number of the transferred bytes while
* {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}).
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + src.readableBytes} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}. This method is basically same
* with {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this
* method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by
* the number of the transferred bytes while
* {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}).
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code src.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex}
* of both the source (i.e. {@code this}) and the destination.
*
* @param srcIndex the first index of the source
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code src.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src, int srcIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + src.length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, byte[] src);
/**
* Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0},
* if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code index + length} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}, or
* if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than {@code src.length}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, byte[] src, int srcIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the specified absolute {@code index} until the source buffer's position
* reaches its limit.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + src.remaining()} is greater than
* {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuffer src);
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified source stream to this buffer
* starting at the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel.
* {@code -1} if the specified channel is closed.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int setBytes(int index, InputStream in, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified source channel to this buffer
* starting at the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel.
* {@code -1} if the specified channel is closed.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int setBytes(int index, ScatteringByteChannel in, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified source channel starting at the given file position
* to this buffer starting at the specified absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer. This method does not modify the channel's position.
*
* @param position the file position at which the transfer is to begin
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel.
* {@code -1} if the specified channel is closed.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int setBytes(int index, FileChannel in, long position, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Fills this buffer with NUL (0x00) starting at the specified
* absolute {@code index}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @param length the number of NULs to write to the buffer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or
* if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf setZero(int index, int length);
/**
* Writes the specified {@link CharSequence} at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases
* the {@code writerIndex} by the written bytes.
*
* @param index on which the sequence should be written
* @param sequence to write
* @param charset that should be used.
* @return the written number of bytes.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is not large enough to write the whole sequence
*/
public abstract int setCharSequence(int index, CharSequence sequence, Charset charset);
/**
* Gets a boolean at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases
* the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1}
*/
public abstract boolean readBoolean();
/**
* Gets a byte at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases
* the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1}
*/
public abstract byte readByte();
/**
* Gets an unsigned byte at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases
* the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1}
*/
public abstract short readUnsignedByte();
/**
* Gets a 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract short readShort();
/**
* Gets a 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 2} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract short readShortLE();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedShort();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 2} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedShortLE();
/**
* Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 3} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract int readMedium();
/**
* Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the
* {@code readerIndex} by {@code 3} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract int readMediumLE();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 3} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedMedium();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 3} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedMediumLE();
/**
* Gets a 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract int readInt();
/**
* Gets a 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract int readIntLE();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract long readUnsignedInt();
/**
* Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract long readUnsignedIntLE();
/**
* Gets a 64-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 8} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract long readLong();
/**
* Gets a 64-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by {@code 8} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract long readLongLE();
/**
* Gets a 2-byte UTF-16 character at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract char readChar();
/**
* Gets a 32-bit floating point number at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract float readFloat();
/**
* Gets a 64-bit floating point number at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 8} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract double readDouble();
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to a newly created buffer starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}).
* The returned buffer's {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} are
* {@code 0} and {@code length} respectively.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the newly created buffer which contains the transferred bytes
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(int length);
/**
* Returns a new slice of this buffer's sub-region starting at the current
* {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the size
* of the new slice (= {@code length}).
*
* Also be aware that this method will NOT call {@link #retain()} and so the
* reference count will NOT be increased.
*
* @param length the size of the new slice
*
* @return the newly created slice
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readSlice(int length);
/**
* Returns a new retained slice of this buffer's sub-region starting at the current
* {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the size
* of the new slice (= {@code length}).
*
* Note that this method returns a {@linkplain #retain() retained} buffer unlike {@link #readSlice(int)}.
* This method behaves similarly to {@code readSlice(...).retain()} except that this method may return
* a buffer implementation that produces less garbage.
*
* @param length the size of the new slice
*
* @return the newly created slice
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readRetainedSlice(int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} until the destination becomes
* non-writable, and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the number of the
* transferred bytes. This method is basically same with
* {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this method
* increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the number of
* the transferred bytes while {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}
* does not.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code dst.writableBytes} is greater than
* {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). This method
* is basically same with {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)},
* except that this method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the
* destination by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length})
* while {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} or
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code dst.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}).
*
* @param dstIndex the first index of the destination
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}, or
* if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code dst.capacity}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst, int dstIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code dst.length}).
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code dst.length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(byte[] dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}).
*
* @param dstIndex the first index of the destination
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}, or
* if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than {@code dst.length}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(byte[] dst, int dstIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at
* the current {@code readerIndex} until the destination's position
* reaches its limit, and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the
* number of the transferred bytes.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code dst.remaining()} is greater than
* {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuffer dst);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the
* current {@code readerIndex}.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(OutputStream out, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the
* current {@code readerIndex}.
*
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int readBytes(GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Gets a {@link CharSequence} with the given length at the current {@code readerIndex}
* and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the given length.
*
* @param length the length to read
* @param charset that should be used
* @return the sequence
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract CharSequence readCharSequence(int length, Charset charset);
/**
* Transfers this buffer's data starting at the current {@code readerIndex}
* to the specified channel starting at the given file position.
* This method does not modify the channel's position.
*
* @param position the file position at which the transfer is to begin
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int readBytes(FileChannel out, long position, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Increases the current {@code readerIndex} by the specified
* {@code length} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf skipBytes(int length);
/**
* Sets the specified boolean at the current {@code writerIndex}
* and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 1}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBoolean(boolean value);
/**
* Sets the specified byte at the current {@code writerIndex}
* and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer.
* The 24 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 1}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeByte(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 16-bit short integer at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 2}
* in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeShort(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 16-bit short integer in the Little Endian Byte
* Order at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the
* {@code writerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer.
* The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeShortLE(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 3}
* in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeMedium(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the current
* {@code writerIndex} in the Little Endian Byte Order and
* increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 3} in this
* buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 3}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeMediumLE(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the current {@code writerIndex}
* and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeInt(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the current {@code writerIndex}
* in the Little Endian Byte Order and increases the {@code writerIndex}
* by {@code 4} in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeIntLE(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 8}
* in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeLong(long value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the current
* {@code writerIndex} in the Little Endian Byte Order and
* increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 8}
* in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeLongLE(long value);
/**
* Sets the specified 2-byte UTF-16 character at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 2}
* in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 2}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeChar(int value);
/**
* Sets the specified 32-bit floating point number at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 4}
* in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 4}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeFloat(float value);
/**
* Sets the specified 64-bit floating point number at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 8}
* in this buffer.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 8}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeDouble(double value);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} until the source buffer becomes
* unreadable, and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the number of
* the transferred bytes. This method is basically same with
* {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this method
* increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by the number of
* the transferred bytes while {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}
* does not.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code src.readableBytes} is greater than
* {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). This method
* is basically same with {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)},
* except that this method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source
* buffer by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}) while
* {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} does not.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} or
* if {@code length} is greater then {@code src.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}).
*
* @param srcIndex the first index of the source
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code src.capacity}, or
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src, int srcIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code src.length}).
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code src.length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(byte[] src);
/**
* Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex}
* by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}).
*
* @param srcIndex the first index of the source
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0},
* if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than
* {@code src.length}, or
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(byte[] src, int srcIndex, int length);
/**
* Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at
* the current {@code writerIndex} until the source buffer's position
* reaches its limit, and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the
* number of the transferred bytes.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code src.remaining()} is greater than
* {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuffer src);
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified stream to this buffer
* starting at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the
* {@code writerIndex} by the number of the transferred bytes.
*
* @param length the number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified stream
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int writeBytes(InputStream in, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified channel to this buffer
* starting at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the
* {@code writerIndex} by the number of the transferred bytes.
*
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int writeBytes(ScatteringByteChannel in, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Transfers the content of the specified channel starting at the given file position
* to this buffer starting at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the
* {@code writerIndex} by the number of the transferred bytes.
* This method does not modify the channel's position.
*
* @param position the file position at which the transfer is to begin
* @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer
*
* @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
* @throws IOException
* if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O
*/
public abstract int writeBytes(FileChannel in, long position, int length) throws IOException;
/**
* Fills this buffer with NUL (0x00) starting at the current
* {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the
* specified {@code length}.
*
* @param length the number of NULs to write to the buffer
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes}
*/
public abstract ByteBuf writeZero(int length);
/**
* Writes the specified {@link CharSequence} at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases
* the {@code writerIndex} by the written bytes.
* in this buffer.
*
* @param sequence to write
* @param charset that should be used
* @return the written number of bytes
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code this.writableBytes} is not large enough to write the whole sequence
*/
public abstract int writeCharSequence(CharSequence sequence, Charset charset);
/**
* Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this
* buffer. The search takes place from the specified {@code fromIndex}
* (inclusive) to the specified {@code toIndex} (exclusive).
*
* If {@code fromIndex} is greater than {@code toIndex}, the search is
* performed in a reversed order.
*
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @return the absolute index of the first occurrence if found.
* {@code -1} otherwise.
*/
public abstract int indexOf(int fromIndex, int toIndex, byte value);
/**
* Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this
* buffer. The search takes place from the current {@code readerIndex}
* (inclusive) to the current {@code writerIndex} (exclusive).
*
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @return the number of bytes between the current {@code readerIndex}
* and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise.
*/
public abstract int bytesBefore(byte value);
/**
* Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this
* buffer. The search starts from the current {@code readerIndex}
* (inclusive) and lasts for the specified {@code length}.
*
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @return the number of bytes between the current {@code readerIndex}
* and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}
*/
public abstract int bytesBefore(int length, byte value);
/**
* Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this
* buffer. The search starts from the specified {@code index} (inclusive)
* and lasts for the specified {@code length}.
*
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @return the number of bytes between the specified {@code index}
* and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise.
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity}
*/
public abstract int bytesBefore(int index, int length, byte value);
/**
* Iterates over the readable bytes of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in ascending order.
*
* @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the end of the readable bytes.
* The last-visited index If the {@link ByteProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}.
*/
public abstract int forEachByte(ByteProcessor processor);
/**
* Iterates over the specified area of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in ascending order.
* (i.e. {@code index}, {@code (index + 1)}, .. {@code (index + length - 1)})
*
* @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the end of the specified area.
* The last-visited index If the {@link ByteProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}.
*/
public abstract int forEachByte(int index, int length, ByteProcessor processor);
/**
* Iterates over the readable bytes of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in descending order.
*
* @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the beginning of the readable bytes.
* The last-visited index If the {@link ByteProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}.
*/
public abstract int forEachByteDesc(ByteProcessor processor);
/**
* Iterates over the specified area of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in descending order.
* (i.e. {@code (index + length - 1)}, {@code (index + length - 2)}, ... {@code index})
*
*
* @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the beginning of the specified area.
* The last-visited index If the {@link ByteProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}.
*/
public abstract int forEachByteDesc(int index, int length, ByteProcessor processor);
/**
* Returns a copy of this buffer's readable bytes. Modifying the content
* of the returned buffer or this buffer does not affect each other at all.
* This method is identical to {@code buf.copy(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf copy();
/**
* Returns a copy of this buffer's sub-region. Modifying the content of
* the returned buffer or this buffer does not affect each other at all.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf copy(int index, int length);
/**
* Returns a slice of this buffer's readable bytes. Modifying the content
* of the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content
* while they maintain separate indexes and marks. This method is
* identical to {@code buf.slice(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* Also be aware that this method will NOT call {@link #retain()} and so the
* reference count will NOT be increased.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf slice();
/**
* Returns a retained slice of this buffer's readable bytes. Modifying the content
* of the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content
* while they maintain separate indexes and marks. This method is
* identical to {@code buf.slice(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* Note that this method returns a {@linkplain #retain() retained} buffer unlike {@link #slice()}.
* This method behaves similarly to {@code slice().retain()} except that this method may return
* a buffer implementation that produces less garbage.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf retainedSlice();
/**
* Returns a slice of this buffer's sub-region. Modifying the content of
* the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content while
* they maintain separate indexes and marks.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* Also be aware that this method will NOT call {@link #retain()} and so the
* reference count will NOT be increased.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf slice(int index, int length);
/**
* Returns a retained slice of this buffer's sub-region. Modifying the content of
* the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content while
* they maintain separate indexes and marks.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* Note that this method returns a {@linkplain #retain() retained} buffer unlike {@link #slice(int, int)}.
* This method behaves similarly to {@code slice(...).retain()} except that this method may return
* a buffer implementation that produces less garbage.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf retainedSlice(int index, int length);
/**
* Returns a buffer which shares the whole region of this buffer.
* Modifying the content of the returned buffer or this buffer affects
* each other's content while they maintain separate indexes and marks.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* The reader and writer marks will not be duplicated. Also be aware that this method will
* NOT call {@link #retain()} and so the reference count will NOT be increased.
* @return A buffer whose readable content is equivalent to the buffer returned by {@link #slice()}.
* However this buffer will share the capacity of the underlying buffer, and therefore allows access to all of the
* underlying content if necessary.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf duplicate();
/**
* Returns a retained buffer which shares the whole region of this buffer.
* Modifying the content of the returned buffer or this buffer affects
* each other's content while they maintain separate indexes and marks.
* This method is identical to {@code buf.slice(0, buf.capacity())}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* Note that this method returns a {@linkplain #retain() retained} buffer unlike {@link #slice(int, int)}.
* This method behaves similarly to {@code duplicate().retain()} except that this method may return
* a buffer implementation that produces less garbage.
*/
public abstract ByteBuf retainedDuplicate();
/**
* Returns the maximum number of NIO {@link ByteBuffer}s that consist this buffer. Note that {@link #nioBuffers()}
* or {@link #nioBuffers(int, int)} might return a less number of {@link ByteBuffer}s.
*
* @return {@code -1} if this buffer has no underlying {@link ByteBuffer}.
* the number of the underlying {@link ByteBuffer}s if this buffer has at least one underlying
* {@link ByteBuffer}. Note that this method does not return {@code 0} to avoid confusion.
*
* @see #nioBuffer()
* @see #nioBuffer(int, int)
* @see #nioBuffers()
* @see #nioBuffers(int, int)
*/
public abstract int nioBufferCount();
/**
* Exposes this buffer's readable bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}. The returned buffer
* shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned
* NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method is identical
* to {@code buf.nioBuffer(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the
* returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic
* buffer and it adjusted its capacity.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself
*
* @see #nioBufferCount()
* @see #nioBuffers()
* @see #nioBuffers(int, int)
*/
public abstract ByteBuffer nioBuffer();
/**
* Exposes this buffer's sub-region as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}. The returned buffer
* shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned
* NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the
* returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic
* buffer and it adjusted its capacity.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself
*
* @see #nioBufferCount()
* @see #nioBuffers()
* @see #nioBuffers(int, int)
*/
public abstract ByteBuffer nioBuffer(int index, int length);
/**
* Internal use only: Exposes the internal NIO buffer.
*/
public abstract ByteBuffer internalNioBuffer(int index, int length);
/**
* Exposes this buffer's readable bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}'s. The returned buffer
* shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned
* NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does not
* modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the
* returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic
* buffer and it adjusted its capacity.
*
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself
*
* @see #nioBufferCount()
* @see #nioBuffer()
* @see #nioBuffer(int, int)
*/
public abstract ByteBuffer[] nioBuffers();
/**
* Exposes this buffer's bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}'s for the specified index and length
* The returned buffer shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit
* of the returned NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does
* not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the
* returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic
* buffer and it adjusted its capacity.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself
*
* @see #nioBufferCount()
* @see #nioBuffer()
* @see #nioBuffer(int, int)
*/
public abstract ByteBuffer[] nioBuffers(int index, int length);
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has a backing byte array.
* If this method returns true, you can safely call {@link #array()} and
* {@link #arrayOffset()}.
*/
public abstract boolean hasArray();
/**
* Returns the backing byte array of this buffer.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if there no accessible backing byte array
*/
public abstract byte[] array();
/**
* Returns the offset of the first byte within the backing byte array of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if there no accessible backing byte array
*/
public abstract int arrayOffset();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has a reference to the low-level memory address that points
* to the backing data.
*/
public abstract boolean hasMemoryAddress();
/**
* Returns the low-level memory address that point to the first byte of ths backing data.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* if this buffer does not support accessing the low-level memory address
*/
public abstract long memoryAddress();
/**
* Decodes this buffer's readable bytes into a string with the specified
* character set name. This method is identical to
* {@code buf.toString(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes(), charsetName)}.
* This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of
* this buffer.
*
* @throws UnsupportedCharsetException
* if the specified character set name is not supported by the
* current VM
*/
public abstract String toString(Charset charset);
/**
* Decodes this buffer's sub-region into a string with the specified
* character set. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
* {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
*/
public abstract String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset);
/**
* Returns a hash code which was calculated from the content of this
* buffer. If there's a byte array which is
* {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal to} this array, both arrays should
* return the same value.
*/
@Override
public abstract int hashCode();
/**
* Determines if the content of the specified buffer is identical to the
* content of this array. 'Identical' here means:
*
* - the size of the contents of the two buffers are same and
* - every single byte of the content of the two buffers are same.
*
* Please note that it does not compare {@link #readerIndex()} nor
* {@link #writerIndex()}. This method also returns {@code false} for
* {@code null} and an object which is not an instance of
* {@link ByteBuf} type.
*/
@Override
public abstract boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Compares the content of the specified buffer to the content of this
* buffer. Comparison is performed in the same manner with the string
* comparison functions of various languages such as {@code strcmp},
* {@code memcmp} and {@link String#compareTo(String)}.
*/
@Override
public abstract int compareTo(ByteBuf buffer);
/**
* Returns the string representation of this buffer. This method does not
* necessarily return the whole content of the buffer but returns
* the values of the key properties such as {@link #readerIndex()},
* {@link #writerIndex()} and {@link #capacity()}.
*/
@Override
public abstract String toString();
@Override
public abstract ByteBuf retain(int increment);
@Override
public abstract ByteBuf retain();
@Override
public abstract ByteBuf touch();
@Override
public abstract ByteBuf touch(Object hint);
}