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package java.nio;

public abstract class Buffer
{
  int cap = 0;
  int limit = 0;
  int pos = 0;
  int mark = -1;

  /**
   * Retrieves the capacity of the buffer.
   */
  public final int capacity ()
  {
    return cap;
  }

  /**
   * Clears the buffer.
   */
  public final Buffer clear ()
  {
    limit = cap;
    pos = 0;
    mark = -1;
    return this;
  }
    
  /**
   * Flips the buffer.
   */
  public final Buffer flip ()
  {
    limit = pos;
    pos = 0;
    mark = -1;
    return this;
  }
    
  /**
   * Tells whether the buffer has remaining data to read or not.
   */
  public final boolean hasRemaining ()
  {
    return limit > pos;
  }

  /**
   * Tells whether this buffer is read only or not.
   */
  public abstract boolean isReadOnly ();

  /**
   * Retrieves the current limit of the buffer.
   */
  public final int limit ()
  {
    return limit;
  }

  /**
   * Sets this buffer's limit.
   * 
   * @param newLimit The new limit value; must be non-negative and no larger
   * than this buffer's capacity.
   *
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the preconditions on newLimit
   * do not hold.
   */
  public final Buffer limit (int newLimit)
  {
    if ((newLimit < 0) || (newLimit > cap))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException ();

    if (newLimit <= mark)
        mark = -1;

    if (pos > newLimit)
        pos = newLimit - 1;

    limit = newLimit;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Sets this buffer's mark at its position.
   */
  public final Buffer mark ()
  {
    mark = pos;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the current position of this buffer.
   */
  public final int position ()
  {
    return pos;
  }
    
  /**
   * Sets this buffer's position. If the mark is defined and larger than the
   * new position then it is discarded.
   * 
   * @param newPosition The new position value; must be non-negative and no
   * larger than the current limit.
   * 
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the preconditions on newPosition
   * do not hold
   */
  public final Buffer position (int newPosition)
  {
    if ((newPosition < 0) || (newPosition > limit))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException ();

    if (newPosition <= mark)
        mark = -1;

    pos = newPosition;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the number of elements between the current position and the limit.
   */
  public final int remaining()
  {
    return limit - pos;
  }

  /**
   * Resets this buffer's position to the previously-marked position.
   * 
   * @exception InvalidMarkException If the mark has not been set.
   */
  public final Buffer reset()
  {
    if (mark == -1)
      throw new InvalidMarkException ();

    pos = mark;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Rewinds this buffer. The position is set to zero and the mark
   * is discarded.
   */
  public final Buffer rewind()
  {
    pos = 0;
    mark = -1;
    return this;
  }
}