package

java.nio

Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.

Classes

Buffer A container for data of a specific primitive type. 
ByteBuffer A byte buffer. 
ByteOrder A typesafe enumeration for byte orders. 
FloatBuffer A float buffer. 
IntBuffer An int buffer. 
ShortBuffer A short buffer. 

Exceptions

BufferOverflowException Unchecked exception thrown when a relative put operation reaches the target buffer's limit. 
BufferUnderflowException Unchecked exception thrown when a relative get operation reaches the source buffer's limit.