NioArrayImpl.BufferGetter (Starjava ARRAY API)

Enclosing class:

NioArrayImpl
```
public static interface NioArrayImpl.BufferGetter
```
Defines an object which can provide deferred access to a Buffer. Can be used to provide access to a buffer which will only be created on demand; if it is never required it will never be created.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.nio.Buffer`	`getBuffer()`	Returns an NIO buffer.
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()`	Indicates whether the buffer, when created, will be read-only or not.
`void`	`releaseBuffer()`	Releases the NIO buffer.

- Method Detail
  - isReadOnly
```
boolean isReadOnly()
```
    Indicates whether the buffer, when created, will be read-only or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the buffer created by getBuffer will be read-only
  - getBuffer
```
java.nio.Buffer getBuffer()
                   throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns an NIO buffer. Will be called a maximum of once.
    
    Returns:
    
    the deferred-access NIO buffer.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if something goes wrong
  - releaseBuffer
```
void releaseBuffer()
            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Releases the NIO buffer. Ought to be called when this object, and the buffer it provides, are no longer required. Will only be called if getBuffer has been called. It cannot be guaranteed however that this method will be called.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if something goes wrong