Added in API level 1

IntBuffer

public abstract class IntBuffer
extends Buffer implements Comparable<IntBuffer>

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.nio.Buffer
     ↳ java.nio.IntBuffer


An int buffer.

This class defines four categories of operations upon int buffers:

  • Absolute and relative get and put methods that read and write single ints;

  • Absolute and relative bulk get methods that transfer contiguous sequences of ints from this buffer into an array; and

  • Absolute and relative bulk put methods that transfer contiguous sequences of ints from an int array or some other int buffer into this buffer; and

  • A method for compacting an int buffer.

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

Like a byte buffer, an int buffer is either direct or non-direct. A int buffer created via the wrap methods of this class will be non-direct. An int 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 an int buffer is direct may be determined by invoking the isDirect method.

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.

Summary

Public methods

static IntBuffer allocate(int capacity)

Allocates a new int buffer.

final int[] array()

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

final int arrayOffset()

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

abstract IntBuffer asReadOnlyBuffer()

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

Buffer clear()

Clears this buffer.

abstract IntBuffer compact()

Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).

int compareTo(IntBuffer that)

Compares this buffer to another.

abstract IntBuffer duplicate()

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

boolean equals(Object ob)

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

Buffer flip()

Flips this buffer.

abstract int get()

Relative get method.

abstract int get(int index)

Absolute get method.

IntBuffer get(int index, int[] dst, int offset, int length)

Absolute bulk get method.

IntBuffer get(int[] dst, int offset, int length)

Relative bulk get method.

IntBuffer get(int[] dst)

Relative bulk get method.

IntBuffer get(int index, int[] dst)

Absolute bulk get method.

final boolean hasArray()

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

int hashCode()

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.

abstract boolean isDirect()

Tells whether or not this int buffer is direct.

Buffer limit(int newLimit)

Sets this buffer's limit.

Buffer mark()

Sets this buffer's mark at its position.

int mismatch(IntBuffer that)

Finds and returns the relative index of the first mismatch between this buffer and a given buffer.

abstract ByteOrder order()

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.

Buffer position(int newPosition)

Sets this buffer's position.

abstract IntBuffer put(int i)

Relative put method  (optional operation).

IntBuffer put(int index, int[] src, int offset, int length)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

IntBuffer put(int index, int[] src)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

IntBuffer put(int[] src, int offset, int length)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

abstract IntBuffer put(int index, int i)

Absolute put method  (optional operation).

final IntBuffer put(int[] src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

IntBuffer put(IntBuffer src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

IntBuffer put(int index, IntBuffer src, int offset, int length)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

Buffer reset()

Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.

Buffer rewind()

Rewinds this buffer.

abstract IntBuffer slice(int index, int length)

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

abstract IntBuffer slice()

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

String toString()

Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.

static IntBuffer wrap(int[] array)

Wraps an int array into a buffer.

static IntBuffer wrap(int[] array, int offset, int length)

Wraps an int array into a buffer.

Inherited methods

Public methods

allocate

Added in API level 1
public static IntBuffer allocate (int capacity)

Allocates a new int buffer.

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

Parameters
capacity int: The new buffer's capacity, in ints

Returns
IntBuffer The new int buffer

Throws
IllegalArgumentException If the capacity is a negative integer

array

Added in API level 1
public final int[] array ()

Returns the int 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.

Returns
int[] The array that backs this buffer

Throws
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
UnsupportedOperationException If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

arrayOffset

Added in API level 1
public final int arrayOffset ()

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.

Returns
int The offset within this buffer's array of the first element of the buffer

Throws
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is backed by an array but is read-only
UnsupportedOperationException If this buffer is not backed by an accessible array

asReadOnlyBuffer

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer asReadOnlyBuffer ()

Creates a new, read-only int 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, mark values, and byte order 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.

Returns
IntBuffer The new, read-only int buffer

clear

Added in API level 1
public Buffer clear ()

Clears this buffer. The position is set to zero, the limit is set to the capacity, and the mark is discarded.

Invoke this method before using a sequence of channel-read or put operations to fill this buffer. For example:

 buf.clear();     // Prepare buffer for reading
 in.read(buf);    // Read data

This method does not actually erase the data in the buffer, but it is named as if it did because it will most often be used in situations in which that might as well be the case.

Returns
Buffer This buffer

compact

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer compact ()

Compacts this buffer  (optional operation).

The ints between the buffer's current position and its limit, if any, are copied to the beginning of the buffer. That is, the int at index p = position() is copied to index zero, the int at index p + 1 is copied to index one, and so forth until the int 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 ints copied, rather than to zero, so that an invocation of this method can be followed immediately by an invocation of another relative put method.

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

compareTo

Added in API level 1
public int compareTo (IntBuffer that)

Compares this buffer to another.

Two int 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 int elements are compared as if by invoking Integer#compare(int,int).

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

Parameters
that IntBuffer

Returns
int A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this buffer is less than, equal to, or greater than the given buffer

duplicate

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer duplicate ()

Creates a new int 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, mark values, and byte order 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.

Returns
IntBuffer The new int buffer

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object ob)

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

Two int buffers are equal if, and only if,

  1. They have the same element type,

  2. They have the same number of remaining elements, and

  3. The two sequences of remaining elements, considered independently of their starting positions, are pointwise equal.

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

Parameters
ob Object: The object to which this buffer is to be compared

Returns
boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is equal to the given object

flip

Added in API level 1
public Buffer flip ()

Flips this buffer. The limit is set to the current position and then the position is set to zero. If the mark is defined then it is discarded.

After a sequence of channel-read or put operations, invoke this method to prepare for a sequence of channel-write or relative get operations. For example:

 buf.put(magic);    // Prepend header
 in.read(buf);      // Read data into rest of buffer
 buf.flip();        // Flip buffer
 out.write(buf);    // Write header + data to channel

This method is often used in conjunction with the compact method when transferring data from one place to another.

Returns
Buffer This buffer

get

Added in API level 1
public abstract int get ()

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

Returns
int The int at the buffer's current position

Throws
BufferUnderflowException If the buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit

get

Added in API level 1
public abstract int get (int index)

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

Parameters
index int: The index from which the int will be read

Returns
int The int at the given index

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit

get

public IntBuffer get (int index, 
                int[] dst, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Absolute bulk get method.

This method transfers length ints from this buffer into the given array, starting at the given index in this buffer and at the given offset in the array. The position of this buffer is unchanged.

An invocation of this method of the form src.get(index, dst, offset, length) has exactly the same effect as the following loop except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient:

for (int i = offset, j = index; i < offset + length; i++, j++)
         dst[i] = src.get(j);
 

Parameters
index int: The index in this buffer from which the first int will be read; must be non-negative and less than limit()

dst int: The destination array

offset int: The offset within the array of the first int to be written; must be non-negative and less than dst.length

length int: The number of ints to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and dst.length - offset

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold

get

Added in API level 1
public IntBuffer get (int[] dst, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Relative bulk get method.

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

Otherwise, this method copies length ints 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

for (int i = off; i < off + len; i++)
         dst[i] = src.get();
 
except that it first checks that there are sufficient ints in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
dst int: The array into which ints are to be written

offset int: The offset within the array of the first int to be written; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length

length int: The maximum number of ints to be written to the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than dst.length - offset

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than length ints remaining in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold

get

Added in API level 1
public IntBuffer get (int[] dst)

Relative bulk get method.

This method transfers ints 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 int: The destination array

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferUnderflowException If there are fewer than length ints remaining in this buffer

get

public IntBuffer get (int index, 
                int[] dst)

Absolute bulk get method.

This method transfers ints from this buffer into the given destination array. The position of this buffer is unchanged. An invocation of this method of the form src.get(index, dst) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation:

     src.get(index, dst, 0, dst.length) 

Parameters
index int: The index in this buffer from which the first int will be read; must be non-negative and less than limit()

dst int: The destination array

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative, not smaller than limit(), or limit() - index < dst.length

hasArray

Added in API level 1
public final boolean hasArray ()

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

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

Returns
boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is backed by an array and is not read-only

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Returns the current hash code of this buffer.

The hash code of a int 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.

Returns
int The current hash code of this buffer

isDirect

Added in API level 1
public abstract boolean isDirect ()

Tells whether or not this int buffer is direct.

Returns
boolean true if, and only if, this buffer is direct

limit

Added in API level 1
public Buffer limit (int newLimit)

Sets this buffer's limit. If the position is larger than the new limit then it is set to the new limit. If the mark is defined and larger than the new limit then it is discarded.

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

Returns
Buffer This buffer

mark

Added in API level 1
public Buffer mark ()

Sets this buffer's mark at its position.

Returns
Buffer This buffer

mismatch

Added in API level 34
public int mismatch (IntBuffer that)

Finds and returns the relative index of the first mismatch between this buffer and a given buffer. The index is relative to the position of each buffer and will be in the range of 0 (inclusive) up to the smaller of the remaining elements in each buffer (exclusive).

If the two buffers share a common prefix then the returned index is the length of the common prefix and it follows that there is a mismatch between the two buffers at that index within the respective buffers. If one buffer is a proper prefix of the other then the returned index is the smaller of the remaining elements in each buffer, and it follows that the index is only valid for the buffer with the larger number of remaining elements. Otherwise, there is no mismatch.

Parameters
that IntBuffer: The byte buffer to be tested for a mismatch with this buffer

Returns
int The relative index of the first mismatch between this and the given buffer, otherwise -1 if no mismatch.

order

Added in API level 1
public abstract ByteOrder order ()

Retrieves this buffer's byte order.

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

Returns
ByteOrder This buffer's byte order

position

Added in API level 1
public Buffer position (int newPosition)

Sets this buffer's position. If the mark is defined and larger than the new position then it is discarded.

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

Returns
Buffer This buffer

put

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer put (int i)

Relative put method  (optional operation).

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

Parameters
i int: The int to be written

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferOverflowException If this buffer's current position is not smaller than its limit
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

public IntBuffer put (int index, 
                int[] src, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers length ints from the given array, starting at the given offset in the array and at the given index in this buffer. The position of this buffer is unchanged.

An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(index, src, offset, length) has exactly the same effect as the following loop except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient:

for (int i = offset, j = index; i < offset + length; i++, j++)
         dst.put(j, src[i]);
 

Parameters
index int: The index in this buffer at which the first int will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()

src int: The array from which ints are to be read

offset int: The offset within the array of the first int to be read; must be non-negative and less than src.length

length int: The number of ints to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and src.length - offset

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

public IntBuffer put (int index, 
                int[] src)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method copies ints into this buffer from the given source array. The position of this buffer is unchanged. An invocation of this method of the form dst.put(index, src) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation:

     dst.put(index, src, 0, src.length); 

Parameters
index int: The index in this buffer at which the first int will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()

src int: The array from which ints are to be read

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative, not smaller than limit(), or limit() - index < src.length
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
public IntBuffer put (int[] src, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

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

Otherwise, this method copies length ints 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

for (int i = off; i < off + len; i++)
         dst.put(src[i]);
 
except that it first checks that there is sufficient space in this buffer and it is potentially much more efficient.

Parameters
src int: The array from which ints are to be read

offset int: The offset within the array of the first int to be read; must be non-negative and no larger than src.length

length int: The number of ints to be read from the given array; must be non-negative and no larger than src.length - offset

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer put (int index, 
                int i)

Absolute put method  (optional operation).

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

Parameters
index int: The index at which the int will be written

i int: The int value to be written

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
public final IntBuffer put (int[] src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers the entire content of the given source int 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 int: The source array

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

Added in API level 1
public IntBuffer put (IntBuffer src)

Relative bulk put method  (optional operation).

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

Otherwise, this method copies n = src.remaining() ints 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. If this buffer and the source buffer share the same backing array or memory, then the result will be as if the source elements were first copied to an intermediate location before being written into this buffer.

Parameters
src IntBuffer: The source buffer from which ints are to be read; must not be this buffer

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
BufferOverflowException If there is insufficient space in this buffer for the remaining ints in the source buffer
IllegalArgumentException If the source buffer is this buffer
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

put

public IntBuffer put (int index, 
                IntBuffer src, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Absolute bulk put method  (optional operation).

This method transfers length ints into this buffer from the given source buffer, starting at the given offset in the source buffer and the given index in this buffer. The positions of both buffers are unchanged.

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

for (int i = offset, j = index; i < offset + length; i++, j++)
     dst.put(j, src.get(i));
 
except that it first checks the consistency of the supplied parameters and it is potentially much more efficient. If this buffer and the source buffer share the same backing array or memory, then the result will be as if the source elements were first copied to an intermediate location before being written into this buffer.

Parameters
index int: The index in this buffer at which the first int will be written; must be non-negative and less than limit()

src IntBuffer: The buffer from which ints are to be read

offset int: The index within the source buffer of the first int to be read; must be non-negative and less than src.limit()

length int: The number of ints to be read from the given buffer; must be non-negative and no larger than the smaller of limit() - index and src.limit() - offset

Returns
IntBuffer This buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the index, offset, and length parameters do not hold
ReadOnlyBufferException If this buffer is read-only

reset

Added in API level 1
public Buffer reset ()

Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.

Invoking this method neither changes nor discards the mark's value.

Returns
Buffer This buffer

rewind

Added in API level 1
public Buffer rewind ()

Rewinds this buffer. The position is set to zero and the mark is discarded.

Invoke this method before a sequence of channel-write or get operations, assuming that the limit has already been set appropriately. For example:

 out.write(buf);    // Write remaining data
 buf.rewind();      // Rewind buffer
 buf.get(array);    // Copy data into array

Returns
Buffer This buffer

slice

Added in API level 34
public abstract IntBuffer slice (int index, 
                int length)

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

The content of the new buffer will start at position index in this buffer, and will contain length elements. 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 length, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be identical to that 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.

Parameters
index int: The position in this buffer at which the content of the new buffer will start; must be non-negative and no larger than limit()

length int: The number of elements the new buffer will contain; must be non-negative and no larger than limit() - index

Returns
IntBuffer The new buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If index is negative or greater than limit(), length is negative, or length > limit() - index

slice

Added in API level 1
public abstract IntBuffer slice ()

Creates a new int 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 ints remaining in this buffer, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be identical to that 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.

Returns
IntBuffer The new int buffer

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns a string summarizing the state of this buffer.

Returns
String A summary string

wrap

Added in API level 1
public static IntBuffer wrap (int[] array)

Wraps an int array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given int 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, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be the native order of the underlying hardware. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
array int: The array that will back this buffer

Returns
IntBuffer The new int buffer

wrap

Added in API level 1
public static IntBuffer wrap (int[] array, 
                int offset, 
                int length)

Wraps an int array into a buffer.

The new buffer will be backed by the given int 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, its mark will be undefined, and its byte order will be the native order of the underlying hardware. Its backing array will be the given array, and its array offset will be zero.

Parameters
array int: 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.

Returns
IntBuffer The new int buffer

Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If the preconditions on the offset and length parameters do not hold