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/*
 * Created on Tuesday, March 30 2010 18:22
 */
package com.jogamp.common.nio;

import java.nio.Buffer;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Hardware independent container for various kinds of buffers.
 *
 * @author Sven Gothel
 * @author Michael Bien
 */
public interface NativeBuffer<B extends NativeBuffer> {

    public int elementSize();
    
    public int limit();

    public int capacity();

    public int position();

    public B position(int newPos);

    public int remaining();

    public boolean hasRemaining();

    /**
     * @return true if this buffer has a primitive backup array, otherwise false
     */
    public boolean hasArray();

    /**
     * @return the array offset of the optional primitive backup array of the buffer if {@link #hasArray()} is true,
     *         otherwise 0.
     */
    public int arrayOffset();
    
    /**  
     * @return the primitive backup array of the buffer if {@link #hasArray()} is true,
     *         otherwise it throws {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException}.
     *         The returned primitive array maybe of type <code>int[]</code> or <code>long[]</code>, etc ..
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this object has no backup array
     * @see #hasArray()
     */
    public Object array() throws UnsupportedOperationException ;

    public Buffer getBuffer();

    public boolean isDirect();

    public B rewind();

    public B put(int index, long value);

    public B put(long value);

    public B put(B src);

    public long get();

    public long get(int idx);
}