1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/net/java/games/gluegen/runtime/BufferFactory.java b/src/net/java/games/gluegen/runtime/BufferFactory.java
index 2efb78ca6..67ffea1d8 100644
--- a/src/net/java/games/gluegen/runtime/BufferFactory.java
+++ b/src/net/java/games/gluegen/runtime/BufferFactory.java
@@ -47,4 +47,29 @@ public class BufferFactory {
     buf.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
     return buf;
   }
+
+  /** Helper routine to tell whether a buffer is direct or not. Null
+      pointers are considered direct. isDirect() should really be
+      public in Buffer and not replicated in all subclasses. */
+  public static boolean isDirect(Buffer buf) {
+    if (buf == null) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (buf instanceof ByteBuffer) {
+      return ((ByteBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof FloatBuffer) {
+      return ((FloatBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof DoubleBuffer) {
+      return ((DoubleBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof CharBuffer) {
+      return ((CharBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof ShortBuffer) {
+      return ((ShortBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof IntBuffer) {
+      return ((IntBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    } else if (buf instanceof LongBuffer) {
+      return ((LongBuffer) buf).isDirect();
+    }
+    throw new RuntimeException("Unknown buffer type " + buf.getClass().getName());
+  }
 }