Uses of Class java.nio.IntBuffer (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.nio.IntBuffer

- Packages that use IntBuffer
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio | Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.

- - ### Uses of IntBuffer in java.nio

    Methods in java.nio that return IntBuffer
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`allocate(int capacity)` Allocates a new int buffer.
    `abstract IntBuffer` | ByteBuffer.`asIntBuffer()` Creates a view of this byte buffer as an int buffer.
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`asReadOnlyBuffer()` Creates a new, read-only int buffer that shares this buffer's content.
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`compact()` Compacts this buffer (optional operation).
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`duplicate()` Creates a new int buffer that shares this buffer's content.
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`get(int[] dst)` Relative bulk get method.
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`get(int[] dst, int offset, int length)` Relative bulk get method.
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(int i)` Relative put method (optional operation).
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(int[] src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(int[] src, int offset, int length)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(IntBuffer src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(int index, int i)` Absolute put method (optional operation).
    `abstract IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`slice()` Creates a new int buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
    `static IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`wrap(int[] array)` Wraps an int array into a buffer.
    `static IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`wrap(int[] array, int offset, int length)` Wraps an int array into a buffer.

    Methods in java.nio with parameters of type IntBuffer
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | IntBuffer.`compareTo(IntBuffer that)` Compares this buffer to another.
    `IntBuffer` | IntBuffer.`put(IntBuffer src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

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