Java tutorial
//Contents in a non-direct ByteBuffer are stored in the normal memory. //Contents in a direct ByteBuffer are stored in some I/O device. import java.nio.ByteBuffer; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { ByteBuffer bbuf = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[10]); boolean isDirect = bbuf.isDirect(); // false bbuf = ByteBuffer.allocate(10); isDirect = bbuf.isDirect(); // false bbuf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(10); isDirect = bbuf.isDirect(); // true } }