Java ShortBuffer compare with ByteBuffer for byte content
import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import java.nio.ShortBuffer; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 'a' }); bb.rewind();/* w w w . j ava2 s . c o m*/ System.out.println("Byte Buffer"); while (bb.hasRemaining()) System.out.println(bb.position() + " -> " + bb.get()); ShortBuffer sb = ((ByteBuffer) bb.rewind()).asShortBuffer(); System.out.println("Short Buffer"); while (sb.hasRemaining()) System.out.println(sb.position() + " -> " + sb.get()); } }