Uses of Class java.nio.FloatBuffer (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.nio.FloatBuffer

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

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

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

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

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