ByteBuffer (Infinispan JavaDoc All 10.1.8.Final-redhat-00001 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteBufferImpl
```
public interface ByteBuffer
```
A byte buffer that exposes the internal byte array with minimal copying. To be instantiated with ByteBufferFactory.

Since:

6.0

Author:

Mircea Markus

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ByteBuffer`	`copy()`	Returns a new byte[] instance of size `getLength()` that contains all the bytes owned by this buffer.
`byte[]`	`getBuf()`	Returns the underlying buffer.
`int`	`getLength()`	Length bytes, starting from offset, within the underlying byte[] (as returned by `getBuf()` are owned by this buffer instance.
`int`	`getOffset()`	Returns the offset within the underlying byte[] (as returned by `getBuf()` owned by this buffer instance.

- Method Detail
  - getBuf
```
byte[] getBuf()
```
    Returns the underlying buffer.
  - getOffset
```
int getOffset()
```
    Returns the offset within the underlying byte[] (as returned by getBuf() owned by this buffer instance.
  - getLength
```
int getLength()
```
    Length bytes, starting from offset, within the underlying byte[] (as returned by getBuf() are owned by this buffer instance.
  - copy
```
ByteBuffer copy()
```
    Returns a new byte[] instance of size getLength() that contains all the bytes owned by this buffer.