NetworkBuffer (computer-core 1.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileRegionBuffer, NettyBuffer, NioBuffer
```
public interface NetworkBuffer
```
This interface provides an immutable view for data in the form of bytes with reference counting. The implementation should specify how the data is provided: - NioBuffer: data backed by a NIO ByteBuffer - NettyBuffer: data backed by a Netty ByteBuf - FileRegionBuffer: data backed by a File Region

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`copyToByteArray()`	Copy to a new byte[]
`int`	`length()`	Number of bytes of the data.
`io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf`	`nettyByteBuf()`	Convert the buffer into an ByteBuf object, used to write the data out.
`java.nio.ByteBuffer`	`nioByteBuffer()`	Exposes this buffer's data as an NIO ByteBuffer.
`int`	`referenceCount()`	Returns the reference count.
`NetworkBuffer`	`release()`	If applicable, decrease the reference count by one and deallocates the buffer if the reference count reaches zero.
`NetworkBuffer`	`retain()`	Increase the reference count by one if applicable.

- Method Detail
  - length
```
int length()
```
    Number of bytes of the data.
  - retain
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NetworkBuffer retain()
```
    Increase the reference count by one if applicable.
  - release
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NetworkBuffer release()
```
    If applicable, decrease the reference count by one and deallocates the buffer if the reference count reaches zero.
  - referenceCount
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int referenceCount()
```
    Returns the reference count.
  - nioByteBuffer
```
java.nio.ByteBuffer nioByteBuffer()
```
    Exposes this buffer's data as an NIO ByteBuffer. Changing the position and limit of the returned ByteBuffer should not affect the content of this buffer.
  - nettyByteBuf
```
io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf nettyByteBuf()
```
    Convert the buffer into an ByteBuf object, used to write the data out.
  - copyToByteArray
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byte[] copyToByteArray()
```
    Copy to a new byte[]