## Uses of Class
java.nio.ShortBuffer

- Packages that use ShortBuffer
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio | Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.

- - ### Uses of ShortBuffer in java.nio

    Methods in java.nio that return ShortBuffer
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`allocate(int capacity)` Allocates a new short buffer.
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`asReadOnlyBuffer()` Creates a new, read-only short buffer that shares this buffer's content.
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ByteBuffer.`asShortBuffer()` Creates a view of this byte buffer as a short buffer.
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`compact()` Compacts this buffer (optional operation).
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`duplicate()` Creates a new short buffer that shares this buffer's content.
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`get(short[] dst)` Relative bulk get method.
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`get(short[] dst, int offset, int length)` Relative bulk get method.
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(int index, short s)` Absolute put method (optional operation).
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(short s)` Relative put method (optional operation).
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(short[] src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(short[] src, int offset, int length)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(ShortBuffer src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).
    `abstract ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`slice()` Creates a new short buffer whose content is a shared subsequence of this buffer's content.
    `static ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`wrap(short[] array)` Wraps a short array into a buffer.
    `static ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`wrap(short[] array, int offset, int length)` Wraps a short array into a buffer.

    Methods in java.nio with parameters of type ShortBuffer
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | ShortBuffer.`compareTo(ShortBuffer that)` Compares this buffer to another.
    `ShortBuffer` | ShortBuffer.`put(ShortBuffer src)` Relative bulk put method (optional operation).

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