ByteBufferAllocator

All Known Implementing Classes:

PooledByteBufferAllocator, SimpleByteBufferAllocator
```
public interface ByteBufferAllocator
```
Allocates ByteBuffers and manages them. Please implement this interface if you need more advanced memory management scheme.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ByteBuffer`	`allocate(int capacity, boolean direct)`	Returns the buffer which is capable of the specified size.
`void`	`dispose()`	Dispose of this allocator.
`ByteBuffer`	`wrap(java.nio.ByteBuffer nioBuffer)`	Wraps the specified NIO `ByteBuffer` into MINA buffer.

- Method Detail
  - allocate
```
ByteBuffer allocate(int capacity,
                    boolean direct)
```
    Returns the buffer which is capable of the specified size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    capacity - the capacity of the buffer
    
    direct - true to get a direct buffer, false to get a heap buffer.
  - wrap
```
ByteBuffer wrap(java.nio.ByteBuffer nioBuffer)
```
    Wraps the specified NIO ByteBuffer into MINA buffer.
  - dispose
```
void dispose()
```
    Dispose of this allocator.