org.xnio
Interface BufferAllocator<B extends Buffer>

Type Parameters:

B - the buffer type

public interface BufferAllocator<B extends Buffer>

A simple allocator for buffers.

Author:

David M. Lloyd

Field Summary

static BufferAllocator<ByteBuffer>	BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR A simple allocator for heap-array-backed byte buffers.
static BufferAllocator<ByteBuffer>	DIRECT_BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR A simple allocator for direct byte buffers.

Method Summary

B	allocate(int size) Allocate a buffer of the given size.

Field Detail

BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR

static final BufferAllocator<ByteBuffer> BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR

A simple allocator for heap-array-backed byte buffers.

DIRECT_BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR

static final BufferAllocator<ByteBuffer> DIRECT_BYTE_BUFFER_ALLOCATOR

A simple allocator for direct byte buffers.

Method Detail

allocate

B allocate(int size)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Allocate a buffer of the given size.

Parameters:

size - the size

Returns:

the buffer

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given buffer size is less than zero