org.jibx.runtime.impl
Interface IByteBuffer

All Known Subinterfaces:

IInByteBuffer, IOutByteBuffer

All Known Implementing Classes:

InByteBuffer, OutByteBuffer

public interface IByteBuffer

Input or output buffer interface. It exposes a byte array buffer directly for use by client code, to allow efficient buffering of data without copying. This obviously requires client code to be careful to obey the access rules stated in the method documentation.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Method Summary

void	finish() Complete usage of the buffer.
byte[]	getBuffer() Get the byte array buffer.
int	getOffset() Get the current offset.
void	setOffset(int offset) Set the current offset.

Method Detail

getBuffer

byte[] getBuffer()

Get the byte array buffer.

Returns:

array

getOffset

int getOffset()

Get the current offset. For an input buffer this is the index of the next byte to be read, for an output buffer it is the index to store the next byte to be written. After reading or writing data, the setOffset(int) method must be used to update the current offset before any other operations are performed on the buffer.

Returns:

offset

setOffset

void setOffset(int offset)

Set the current offset. This method must be used to update the internal buffer state after reading or writing any data.

Parameters:

offset -

finish

void finish()
            throws java.io.IOException

Complete usage of the buffer. This method should be called whenever the application is done reading or writing the buffer. After this method is called the buffer may need to be reinitialized (such as by setting a new input or output stream) before it is reused.

Throws:

java.io.IOException