/**
* Defines the specified struct as inner of this struct.
*
* @param struct the inner struct.
* @return the specified struct.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified struct is already an inner struct.
*/
protected /*<S extends Struct> S*/ Struct inner(/*S*/ Struct struct) {
if (struct._outer != null)
throw new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException("struct: Already an inner struct");
struct._outer = this;
final int bitSize = struct.size() << 3;
updateIndexes(struct._alignment, bitSize, bitSize);
struct._outerOffset = (_bitIndex - bitSize) >> 3;
return (/*S*/ Struct) struct;
}
/**
* Returns the byte buffer for this struct. This method will allocate a new <b>direct</b> buffer
* if none has been set.
*
* <p>Changes to the buffer's content are visible in this struct, and vice versa.
*
* <p>The buffer of an inner struct is the same as its parent struct.
*
* <p>The position of a {@link Struct.Member struct's member} within the byte buffer is given by
* {@link Struct.Member#position member.position()}
*
* @return the current byte buffer or a new direct buffer if none set.
* @see #setByteBuffer
*/
public final ByteBuffer getByteBuffer() {
if (_outer != null) return _outer.getByteBuffer();
return (_byteBuffer != null) ? _byteBuffer : newBuffer();
}
/**
* Returns the absolute position of this struct within its associated {@link #getByteBuffer byte
* buffer}.
*
* @return the absolute position of this struct in the byte buffer.
*/
public final int getByteBufferPosition() {
return (_outer != null) ? _outer.getByteBufferPosition() + _outerOffset : _outerOffset;
}