Added in API level 1

CharBuffer

abstract class CharBuffer : Buffer, Comparable<CharBuffer!>, Appendable, CharSequence, Readable

kotlin.Any
↳	java.nio.Buffer
	↳	java.nio.CharBuffer

A char buffer.

This class defines four categories of operations upon char buffers:

Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write single chars;
Relative bulk get methods that transfer contiguous sequences of chars from this buffer into an array; and
Relative bulk put methods that transfer contiguous sequences of chars from a char array, a string, or some other char buffer into this buffer; and
Methods for compacting, , and slicing a char buffer.

Char buffers can be created either by allocation, which allocates space for the buffer's content, by wrapping an existing char array or string into a buffer, or by creating a view of an existing byte buffer.

Like a byte buffer, a char buffer is either direct or non-direct. A char buffer created via the wrap methods of this class will be non-direct. A char buffer created as a view of a byte buffer will be direct if, and only if, the byte buffer itself is direct. Whether or not a char buffer is direct may be determined by invoking the method.

This class implements the CharSequence interface so that character buffers may be used wherever character sequences are accepted, for example in the regular-expression package java.util.regex.

Methods in this class that do not otherwise have a value to return are specified to return the buffer upon which they are invoked. This allows method invocations to be chained. The sequence of statements

cb.put("text/");
  cb.put(subtype);
  cb.put("; charset=");
  cb.put(enc);

can, for example, be replaced by the single statement

cb.put("text/").put(subtype).put("; charset=").put(enc);

Summary

Public methods
open static CharBuffer!	`allocate(capacity: Int)` Allocates a new char buffer.
open CharBuffer	`append(csq: CharSequence?)` Appends the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).
open CharBuffer	`append(csq: CharSequence?, start: Int, end: Int)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).
open CharBuffer	`append(c: Char)` Appends the specified char to this buffer (optional operation).
CharArray!	`array()` Returns the char array that backs this buffer (optional operation).
Int	`arrayOffset()` Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer!	`asReadOnlyBuffer()` Creates a new, read-only char buffer that shares this buffer's content.
open IntStream	`chars()`
open Buffer!	`clear()`
abstract CharBuffer!	`compact()` Compacts this buffer (optional operation).
open Int	`compareTo(other: CharBuffer!)` Compares this buffer to another.
abstract CharBuffer!	`duplicate()` Creates a new char buffer that shares this buffer's content.
open Boolean	`equals(other: Any?)` Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.
open Buffer!	`flip()`
abstract Char	`get()` Relative get method.
abstract Char	`get(index: Int)` Absolute get method.
open CharBuffer!	`get(dst: CharArray!, offset: Int, length: Int)` Relative bulk get method.
open CharBuffer!	`get(dst: CharArray!)` Relative bulk get method.
Char	`get(index: Int)`
Boolean	`hasArray()` Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible char array.
open Int	`hashCode()` Returns the current hash code of this buffer.
abstract Boolean	`isDirect()` Tells whether or not this char buffer is direct.
open Buffer!	`limit(newLimit: Int)`
open Buffer!	`mark()`
abstract ByteOrder!	`order()` Retrieves this buffer's byte order.
open Buffer!	`position(newPosition: Int)`
abstract CharBuffer!	`put(c: Char)` Relative put method (optional operation).
abstract CharBuffer!	`put(index: Int, c: Char)` Absolute put method (optional operation).
open CharBuffer!	`put(src: CharBuffer!)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
open CharBuffer!	`put(src: CharArray!, offset: Int, length: Int)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
CharBuffer!	`put(src: CharArray!)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
open CharBuffer!	`put(src: String!, start: Int, end: Int)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
CharBuffer!	`put(src: String!)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
open Int	`read(target: CharBuffer!)` Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.
open Buffer!	`reset()`
open Buffer!	`rewind()`
abstract CharBuffer!	`slice()` Creates a new char buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
abstract CharBuffer	`subSequence(startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int)` Creates a new character buffer that represents the specified subsequence of this buffer, relative to the current position.
open String	`toString()` Returns a string containing the characters in this buffer.
open static CharBuffer!	`wrap(array: CharArray!, offset: Int, length: Int)` Wraps a char array into a buffer.
open static CharBuffer!	`wrap(array: CharArray!)` Wraps a char array into a buffer.
open static CharBuffer!	`wrap(csq: CharSequence!, start: Int, end: Int)` Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.
open static CharBuffer!	`wrap(csq: CharSequence!)` Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

Inherited functions

From class Buffer

`Int`	`capacity()` Returns this buffer's capacity.
`Boolean`	`hasRemaining()` Tells whether there are any elements between the current position and the limit.
`Boolean`	`isReadOnly()` Tells whether or not this buffer is read-only.
`Int`	`limit()` Returns this buffer's limit.
`Int`	`position()` Returns this buffer's position.
`Int`	`remaining()` Returns the number of elements between the current position and the limit.

Properties
Int	`length` Returns the length of this character buffer.

Public methods

allocate

Added in API level 1

open static fun allocate(capacity: Int): CharBuffer!

Allocates a new char buffer.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its limit will be its capacity, its mark will be undefined, and each of its elements will be initialized to zero. It will have a backing array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
`capacity`	Int: The new buffer's capacity, in chars

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new char buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`	If the capacity is a negative integer

append

Added in API level 1

open fun append(csq: CharSequence?): CharBuffer

Appends the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(csq) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

dst.put(csq.toString())

Depending on the specification of toString for the character sequence csq, the entire sequence may not be appended. For instance, invoking the CharBuffer#toString() method of a character buffer will return a subsequence whose content depends upon the buffer's position and limit.

Parameters
`csq`	CharSequence?: The character sequence to append. If csq is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this character buffer.

Return
`CharBuffer`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.io.IOException`	If an I/O error occurs
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

append

Added in API level 1

open fun append(
    csq: CharSequence?, 
    start: Int, 
    end: Int
): CharBuffer

Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(csq, start, end) when csq is not null, behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

dst.put(csq.subSequence(start, end).toString())

Parameters
`csq`	CharSequence?: The character sequence from which a subsequence will be appended. If csq is null, then characters will be appended as if csq contained the four characters "null".
`start`	Int: The index of the first character in the subsequence
`end`	Int: The index of the character following the last character in the subsequence

Return
`CharBuffer`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If start or end are negative, start is greater than end, or end is greater than csq.length()
`java.io.IOException`	If an I/O error occurs
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

append

Added in API level 1

open fun append(c: Char): CharBuffer

Appends the specified char to this buffer (optional operation).

An invocation of this method of the form dst.append(c) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

dst.put(c)

Parameters
`c`	Char: The 16-bit char to append

Return
`CharBuffer`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.io.IOException`	If an I/O error occurs
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

array

Added in API level 1

fun array(): CharArray!

Returns the char array that backs this buffer (optional operation).

Modifications to this buffer's content will cause the returned array's content to be modified, and vice versa.

Invoke the hasArray method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.

Return
`CharArray!`	The array that backs this buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
`java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException`	If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

arrayOffset

Added in API level 1

fun arrayOffset(): Int

Returns the offset within this buffer's backing array of the first element of the buffer (optional operation).

If this buffer is backed by an array then buffer position p corresponds to array index p + arrayOffset().

Invoke the hasArray method before invoking this method in order to ensure that this buffer has an accessible backing array.

Return
`Int`	The offset within this buffer's array of the first element of the buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
`java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException`	If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

asReadOnlyBuffer

Added in API level 1

abstract fun asReadOnlyBuffer(): CharBuffer!

Creates a new, read-only char buffer that shares this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer; the new buffer itself, however, will be read-only and will not allow the shared content to be modified. The two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's capacity, limit, position, and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer.

If this buffer is itself read-only then this method behaves in exactly the same way as the duplicate method.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new, read-only char buffer

chars

Added in API level 24

open fun chars(): IntStream

Return
`IntStream`	an IntStream of char values from this sequence

clear

Added in API level 1

open fun clear(): Buffer!

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

compact

Added in API level 1

abstract fun compact(): CharBuffer!

Compacts this buffer (optional operation).

The chars between the buffer's current position and its limit, if any, are copied to the beginning of the buffer. That is, the char at index p = position() is copied to index zero, the char at index p + 1 is copied to index one, and so forth until the char at index limit() - 1 is copied to index n = limit() - 1 - p. The buffer's position is then set to n+1 and its limit is set to its capacity. The mark, if defined, is discarded.

The buffer's position is set to the number of chars copied, rather than to zero, so that an invocation of this method can be followed immediately by an invocation of another relative put method.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

compareTo

Added in API level 1

open fun compareTo(other: CharBuffer!): Int

Compares this buffer to another.

Two char buffers are compared by comparing their sequences of remaining elements lexicographically, without regard to the starting position of each sequence within its corresponding buffer. Pairs of char elements are compared as if by invoking Character#compare(char,char).

A char buffer is not comparable to any other type of object.

Parameters
`o`	the object to be compared.

Return
`Int`	A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this buffer is less than, equal to, or greater than the given buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.NullPointerException`	if the specified object is null
`java.lang.ClassCastException`	if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this object.

duplicate

Added in API level 1

abstract fun duplicate(): CharBuffer!

Creates a new char buffer that shares this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will be that of this buffer. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's capacity, limit, position, and mark values will be identical to those of this buffer. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new char buffer

equals

Added in API level 1

open fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

Tells whether or not this buffer is equal to another object.

Two char buffers are equal if, and only if,

They have the same element type,
They have the same number of remaining elements, and
The two sequences of remaining elements, considered independently of their starting positions, are pointwise equal.

A char buffer is not equal to any other type of object.

Parameters
`obj`	the reference object with which to compare.
`ob`	The object to which this buffer is to be compared

Return
`Boolean`	true if, and only if, this buffer is equal to the given object

flip

Added in API level 1

open fun flip(): Buffer!

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

get

Added in API level 1

abstract fun get(): Char

Relative get method. Reads the char at this buffer's current position, and then increments the position.

Return
`Char`	The char at the buffer's current position

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferUnderflowException`	If the buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit

get

Added in API level 1

abstract fun get(index: Int): Char

Absolute get method. Reads the char at the given index.

Parameters
`index`	Int: The index from which the char will be read

Return
`Char`	The char at the given index

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit

get

Added in API level 1

open fun get(
    dst: CharArray!, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers chars from this buffer into the given destination array. If there are fewer chars remaining in the buffer than are required to satisfy the request, that is, if length > remaining(), then no chars are transferred and a BufferUnderflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies length chars from this buffer into the given array, starting at the current position of this buffer and at the given offset in the array. The position of this buffer is then incremented by length.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form src.get(dst, off, len) has exactly the same effect as the loop

<code>for (int i = off; i &lt; off + len; i++)
          dst[i] = src.get();
  </code>

except that it first checks that there are sufficient chars in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
`dst`	CharArray!: The array into which chars are to be written
`offset`	Int: The offset within the array of the first char to be written; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length
`length`	Int: The maximum number of chars to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length - offset

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferUnderflowException`	If there are fewer than length chars remaining in this buffer
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

get

Added in API level 1

open fun get(dst: CharArray!): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers chars from this buffer into the given destination array. An invocation of this method of the form src.get(a) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

src.get(a, 0, a.length)

Parameters
`dst`	CharArray!: The destination array

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferUnderflowException`	If there are fewer than length chars remaining in this buffer

get

fun get(index: Int): Char

hasArray

Added in API level 1

fun hasArray(): Boolean

Tells whether or not this buffer is backed by an accessible char array.

If this method returns true then the array and arrayOffset methods may safely be invoked.

Return
`Boolean`	true if, and only if, this buffer is backed by an array and is not read-only

hashCode

Added in API level 1

open fun hashCode(): Int

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.

The hash code of a char buffer depends only upon its remaining elements; that is, upon the elements from position() up to, and including, the element at limit() - 1.

Because buffer hash codes are content-dependent, it is inadvisable to use buffers as keys in hash maps or similar data structures unless it is known that their contents will not change.

Return
`Int`	The current hash code of this buffer

isDirect

Added in API level 1

abstract fun isDirect(): Boolean

Tells whether or not this char buffer is direct.

Return
`Boolean`	true if, and only if, this buffer is direct

limit

Added in API level 1

open fun limit(newLimit: Int): Buffer!

Parameters
`newLimit`	Int: The new limit value; must be non-negative and no larger than this buffer's capacity

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`	If the preconditions on newLimit do not hold

mark

Added in API level 1

open fun mark(): Buffer!

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

order

Added in API level 1

abstract fun order(): ByteOrder!

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.

The byte order of a char buffer created by allocation or by wrapping an existing char array is the ByteOrder#nativeOrder of the underlying hardware. The byte order of a char buffer created as a view of a byte buffer is that of the byte buffer at the moment that the view is created.

Return
`ByteOrder!`	This buffer's byte order

position

Added in API level 1

open fun position(newPosition: Int): Buffer!

Parameters
`newPosition`	Int: The new position value; must be non-negative and no larger than the current limit

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`	If the preconditions on newPosition do not hold

put

Added in API level 1

abstract fun put(c: Char): CharBuffer!

Relative put method (optional operation).

Writes the given char into this buffer at the current position, and then increments the position.

Parameters
`c`	Char: The char to be written

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If this buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

abstract fun put(
    index: Int, 
    c: Char
): CharBuffer!

Absolute put method (optional operation).

Writes the given char into this buffer at the given index.

Parameters
`index`	Int: The index at which the char will be written
`c`	Char: The char value to be written

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

open fun put(src: CharBuffer!): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

This method transfers the chars remaining in the given source buffer into this buffer. If there are more chars remaining in the source buffer than in this buffer, that is, if src.remaining() > remaining(), then no chars are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies n = src.remaining() chars from the given buffer into this buffer, starting at each buffer's current position. The positions of both buffers are then incremented by n.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(src) has exactly the same effect as the loop

while (src.hasRemaining())
          dst.put(src.get());

except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
`src`	CharBuffer!: The source buffer from which chars are to be read; must not be this buffer

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer for the remaining chars in the source buffer
`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`	If the source buffer is this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

open fun put(
    src: CharArray!, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

This method transfers chars into this buffer from the given source array. If there are more chars to be copied from the array than remain in this buffer, that is, if length > remaining(), then no chars are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies length chars from the given array into this buffer, starting at the given offset in the array and at the current position of this buffer. The position of this buffer is then incremented by length.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(src, off, len) has exactly the same effect as the loop

<code>for (int i = off; i &lt; off + len; i++)
          dst.put(a[i]);
  </code>

except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
`src`	CharArray!: The array from which chars are to be read
`offset`	Int: The offset within the array of the first char to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length
`length`	Int: The number of chars to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length - offset

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

fun put(src: CharArray!): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

This method transfers the entire content of the given source char array into this buffer. An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(a) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

dst.put(a, 0, a.length)

Parameters
`src`	CharArray!: The source array

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

open fun put(
    src: String!, 
    start: Int, 
    end: Int
): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

This method transfers chars from the given string into this buffer. If there are more chars to be copied from the string than remain in this buffer, that is, if end - start > remaining(), then no chars are transferred and a BufferOverflowException is thrown.

Otherwise, this method copies n = end - start chars from the given string into this buffer, starting at the given start index and at the current position of this buffer. The position of this buffer is then incremented by n.

In other words, an invocation of this method of the form dst.put(src, start, end) has exactly the same effect as the loop

<code>for (int i = start; i &lt; end; i++)
          dst.put(src.charAt(i));
  </code>

except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
`src`	String!: The string from which chars are to be read
`start`	Int: The offset within the string of the first char to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than string.length()
`end`	Int: The offset within the string of the last char to be read, plus one; must be non-negative and no larger than string.length()

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on the start and end parameters do not hold
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1

fun put(src: String!): CharBuffer!

Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

This method transfers the entire content of the given source string into this buffer. An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(s) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

dst.put(s, 0, s.length())

Parameters
`src`	String!: The source string

Return
`CharBuffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.BufferOverflowException`	If there is insufficient space in this buffer
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	If this buffer is read-only

read

Added in API level 1

open fun read(target: CharBuffer!): Int

Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer. The buffer is used as a repository of characters as-is: the only changes made are the results of a put operation. No flipping or rewinding of the buffer is performed.

Parameters
`cb`	the buffer to read characters into
`target`	CharBuffer!: the buffer to read characters into

Return
`Int`	The number of characters added to the buffer, or -1 if this source of characters is at its end

Exceptions
`java.io.IOException`	if an I/O error occurs
`java.lang.NullPointerException`	if target is null
`java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException`	if target is a read only buffer

reset

Added in API level 1

open fun reset(): Buffer!

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

Exceptions
`java.nio.InvalidMarkException`	If the mark has not been set

rewind

Added in API level 1

open fun rewind(): Buffer!

Return
`Buffer!`	This buffer

slice

Added in API level 1

abstract fun slice(): CharBuffer!

Creates a new char buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.

The content of the new buffer will start at this buffer's current position. Changes to this buffer's content will be visible in the new buffer, and vice versa; the two buffers' position, limit, and mark values will be independent.

The new buffer's position will be zero, its capacity and its limit will be the number of chars remaining in this buffer, and its mark will be undefined. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new char buffer

subSequence

Added in API level 1

abstract fun subSequence(
    startIndex: Int, 
    endIndex: Int
): CharBuffer

Creates a new character buffer that represents the specified subsequence of this buffer, relative to the current position.

The new buffer will share this buffer's content; that is, if the content of this buffer is mutable then modifications to one buffer will cause the other to be modified. The new buffer's capacity will be that of this buffer, its position will be position() + start, and its limit will be position() + end. The new buffer will be direct if, and only if, this buffer is direct, and it will be read-only if, and only if, this buffer is read-only.

Parameters
`start`	The index, relative to the current position, of the first character in the subsequence; must be non-negative and no larger than remaining()
`end`	The index, relative to the current position, of the character following the last character in the subsequence; must be no smaller than start and no larger than remaining()

Return
`CharBuffer`	The new character buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on start and end do not hold

toString

Added in API level 1

open fun toString(): String

Returns a string containing the characters in this buffer.

The first character of the resulting string will be the character at this buffer's position, while the last character will be the character at index limit() - 1. Invoking this method does not change the buffer's position.

Return
`String`	The specified string

wrap

Added in API level 1

open static fun wrap(
    array: CharArray!, 
    offset: Int, 
    length: Int
): CharBuffer!

Wraps a char array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given char array; that is, modifications to the buffer will cause the array to be modified and vice versa. The new buffer's capacity will be array.length, its position will be offset, its limit will be offset + length, and its mark will be undefined. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
`array`	CharArray!: The array that will back the new buffer
`offset`	Int: The offset of the subarray to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length. The new buffer's position will be set to this value.
`length`	Int: The length of the subarray to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than array.length - offset. The new buffer's limit will be set to offset + length.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new char buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

wrap

Added in API level 1

open static fun wrap(array: CharArray!): CharBuffer!

Wraps a char array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given char array; that is, modifications to the buffer will cause the array to be modified and vice versa. The new buffer's capacity and limit will be array.length, its position will be zero, and its mark will be undefined. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset> will be zero.

Parameters
`array`	CharArray!: The array that will back this buffer

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new char buffer

wrap

Added in API level 1

open static fun wrap(
    csq: CharSequence!, 
    start: Int, 
    end: Int
): CharBuffer!

Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

The content of the new, read-only buffer will be the content of the given character sequence. The buffer's capacity will be csq.length(), its position will be start, its limit will be end, and its mark will be undefined.

Parameters
`csq`	CharSequence!: The character sequence from which the new character buffer is to be created
`start`	Int: The index of the first character to be used; must be non-negative and no larger than csq.length(). The new buffer's position will be set to this value.
`end`	Int: The index of the character following the last character to be used; must be no smaller than start and no larger than csq.length(). The new buffer's limit will be set to this value.

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new character buffer

Exceptions
`java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException`	If the preconditions on the start and end parameters do not hold

wrap

Added in API level 1

open static fun wrap(csq: CharSequence!): CharBuffer!

Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

The content of the new, read-only buffer will be the content of the given character sequence. The new buffer's capacity and limit will be csq.length(), its position will be zero, and its mark will be undefined.

Parameters
`csq`	CharSequence!: The character sequence from which the new character buffer is to be created

Return
`CharBuffer!`	The new character buffer

Properties

length

Added in API level 1

val length: Int

Returns the length of this character buffer.

When viewed as a character sequence, the length of a character buffer is simply the number of characters between the position (inclusive) and the limit (exclusive); that is, it is equivalent to remaining().

Return
`Int`	The length of this character buffer