org.apache.mina.common
Interface ByteBufferAllocator

All Known Implementing Classes:

PooledByteBufferAllocator, SimpleByteBufferAllocator

public interface ByteBufferAllocator

Allocates ByteBuffers and manages them. Please implement this interface if you need more advanced memory management scheme.

Version:

$Rev: 436993 $, $Date: 2006-08-26 00:36:56 +0200 (Sat, 26 Aug 2006) $

Author:

The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)

Method Summary

ByteBuffer	allocate(int capacity, boolean direct) Returns the buffer which is capable of the specified size.
void	dispose() Dispose of this allocator.
ByteBuffer	wrap(ByteBuffer nioBuffer) Wraps the specified NIO ByteBuffer into MINA buffer.

Method Detail

allocate

public ByteBuffer allocate(int capacity,
                           boolean direct)

Returns the buffer which is capable of the specified size.

Parameters:

capacity - the capacity of the buffer

direct - true to get a direct buffer, false to get a heap buffer.

wrap

public ByteBuffer wrap(ByteBuffer nioBuffer)

Wraps the specified NIO ByteBuffer into MINA buffer.

dispose

public void dispose()

Dispose of this allocator.