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package org.apache.mina.util.byteaccess;

import java.nio.ByteOrder;

import org.apache.mina.core.buffer.IoBuffer;

/**
 * Provides absolute read access to a sequence of bytes.
 * 
 * @author Apache MINA Project
 */
public interface IoAbsoluteReader {

    /**
     * @return the index of the first byte that can be accessed.
     */
    int first();

    /**
     * @return the index after the last byte that can be accessed.
     */
    int last();

    /**
     * @return the total number of bytes that can be accessed.
     */
    int length();

    /**
     * Creates an array with a view of part of this array.
     * 
     * @param index The starting position
     * @param length The number of bytes to copy
     * @return The ByteArray that is a view on the original array 
     */
    ByteArray slice(int index, int length);

    /**
     * @return the order of the bytes.
     */
    ByteOrder order();

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a byte from the given index.
     */
    byte get(int index);

    /**
     * Gets enough bytes to fill the IoBuffer from the given index.
     * 
     * @param index The starting position
     * @param bb The IoBuffer that will be filled with the bytes
     */
    void get(int index, IoBuffer bb);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a short from the given index.
     */
    short getShort(int index);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return an int from the given index.
     */
    int getInt(int index);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a long from the given index.
     */
    long getLong(int index);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a float from the given index.
     */
    float getFloat(int index);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a double from the given index.
     */
    double getDouble(int index);

    /**
     * @param index The starting position
     * @return a char from the given index.
     */
    char getChar(int index);
}