All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractByteBufAllocator, PooledByteBufAllocator, UnpooledByteBufAllocator

public interface ByteBufAllocator

• Field Summary

  Fields

  Modifier and Type	Field and Description
  static ByteBufAllocator	DEFAULT

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  ByteBuf	buffer () Allocate a ByteBuf.
  ByteBuf	buffer (int initialCapacity) Allocate a ByteBuf with the given initial capacity.
  ByteBuf	buffer (int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity) Allocate a ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeBuffer () Allocate a CompositeByteBuf.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeBuffer (int maxNumComponents) Allocate a CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeDirectBuffer () Allocate a direct CompositeByteBuf.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeDirectBuffer (int maxNumComponents) Allocate a direct CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeHeapBuffer () Allocate a heap CompositeByteBuf.
  CompositeByteBuf	compositeHeapBuffer (int maxNumComponents) Allocate a heap CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
  ByteBuf	directBuffer () Allocate a direct ByteBuf.
  ByteBuf	directBuffer (int initialCapacity) Allocate a direct ByteBuf with the given initial capacity.
  ByteBuf	directBuffer (int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity) Allocate a direct ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity.
  ByteBuf	heapBuffer () Allocate a heap ByteBuf.
  ByteBuf	heapBuffer (int initialCapacity) Allocate a heap ByteBuf with the given initial capacity.
  ByteBuf	heapBuffer (int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity) Allocate a heap ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity.
  ByteBuf	ioBuffer () Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
  ByteBuf	ioBuffer (int initialCapacity) Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
  ByteBuf	ioBuffer (int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity) Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
  boolean	isDirectBufferPooled () Returns true if direct ByteBuf's are pooled

• Field Detail

  • DEFAULT

    static final ByteBufAllocator DEFAULT

• Method Detail

  • buffer

    ByteBuf buffer()

    Allocate a ByteBuf. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.

  • buffer

    ByteBuf buffer(int initialCapacity)

    Allocate a ByteBuf with the given initial capacity. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.

  • buffer

    ByteBuf buffer(int initialCapacity,
     int maxCapacity)

    Allocate a ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.

  • ioBuffer

    ByteBuf ioBuffer()

    Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.

  • ioBuffer

    ByteBuf ioBuffer(int initialCapacity)

    Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.

  • ioBuffer

    ByteBuf ioBuffer(int initialCapacity,
     int maxCapacity)

    Allocate a ByteBuf, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.

  • heapBuffer

    ByteBuf heapBuffer()

    Allocate a heap ByteBuf.

  • heapBuffer

    ByteBuf heapBuffer(int initialCapacity)

    Allocate a heap ByteBuf with the given initial capacity.

  • heapBuffer

    ByteBuf heapBuffer(int initialCapacity,
     int maxCapacity)

    Allocate a heap ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity.

  • directBuffer

    ByteBuf directBuffer()

    Allocate a direct ByteBuf.

  • directBuffer

    ByteBuf directBuffer(int initialCapacity)

    Allocate a direct ByteBuf with the given initial capacity.

  • directBuffer

    ByteBuf directBuffer(int initialCapacity,
     int maxCapacity)

    Allocate a direct ByteBuf with the given initial capacity and the given maximal capacity.

  • compositeBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeBuffer()

    Allocate a CompositeByteBuf. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.

  • compositeBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeBuffer(int maxNumComponents)

    Allocate a CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.

  • compositeHeapBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeHeapBuffer()

    Allocate a heap CompositeByteBuf.

  • compositeHeapBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeHeapBuffer(int maxNumComponents)

    Allocate a heap CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.

  • compositeDirectBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeDirectBuffer()

    Allocate a direct CompositeByteBuf.

  • compositeDirectBuffer

    CompositeByteBuf compositeDirectBuffer(int maxNumComponents)

    Allocate a direct CompositeByteBuf with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.

  • isDirectBufferPooled

    boolean isDirectBufferPooled()

    Returns true if direct ByteBuf's are pooled