Java tutorial
// : c12:GetData.java // Getting different representations from a ByteBuffer // From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002 // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. import java.nio.ByteBuffer; public class GetData { private static final int BSIZE = 1024; public static void main(String[] args) { ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(BSIZE); // Allocation automatically zeroes the ByteBuffer: int i = 0; while (i++ < bb.limit()) if (bb.get() != 0) System.out.println("nonzero"); System.out.println("i = " + i); bb.rewind(); // Store and read a char array: bb.asCharBuffer().put("Howdy!"); char c; while ((c = bb.getChar()) != 0) System.out.print(c + " "); System.out.println(); bb.rewind(); // Store and read a short: bb.asShortBuffer().put((short) 471142); System.out.println(bb.getShort()); bb.rewind(); // Store and read an int: bb.asIntBuffer().put(99471142); System.out.println(bb.getInt()); bb.rewind(); // Store and read a long: bb.asLongBuffer().put(99471142); System.out.println(bb.getLong()); bb.rewind(); // Store and read a float: bb.asFloatBuffer().put(99471142); System.out.println(bb.getFloat()); bb.rewind(); // Store and read a double: bb.asDoubleBuffer().put(99471142); System.out.println(bb.getDouble()); bb.rewind(); } } ///:~