Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import java.nio.ByteOrder; import java.nio.ShortBuffer; public class Main { public static ShortBuffer createShortBuffer(short[] shortData) { ShortBuffer drawListBuffer; ByteBuffer dlb = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect( // (# of coordinate values * 2 bytes per short) shortData.length * 2); dlb.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()); drawListBuffer = dlb.asShortBuffer(); drawListBuffer.put(shortData); drawListBuffer.position(0); return drawListBuffer; } }