Java.Nio Namespace

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Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.

Classes

Name	Description
Buffer	A container for data of a specific primitive type.
BufferOverflowException	Unchecked exception thrown when a relative put operation reaches the target buffer's limit.
BufferUnderflowException	Unchecked exception thrown when a relative get operation reaches the source buffer's limit.
ByteBuffer	A byte buffer.
ByteOrder	A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.
CharBuffer	A char buffer.
DoubleBuffer	A double buffer.
FloatBuffer	A float buffer.
IntBuffer	An int buffer.
InvalidMarkException	Unchecked exception thrown when an attempt is made to reset a buffer when its mark is not defined.
LongBuffer	A long buffer.
MappedByteBuffer	A direct byte buffer whose content is a memory-mapped region of a file.
ReadOnlyBufferException	Unchecked exception thrown when a content-mutation method such as `put` or `compact` is invoked upon a read-only buffer.
ShortBuffer	A short buffer.

Remarks

The java.nio package defines the buffer classes, which are used throughout the NIO APIs.

Java documentation for the java.nio package.

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