/**
* Receive as many items as possible from the given byte buffer to this buffer.
*
* <p>The <TT>receiveItems()</TT> method must not block the calling thread; if it does, all
* message I/O in MP will be blocked.
*
* @param i Index of first item to receive, in the range 0 .. <TT>length</TT>-1.
* @param num Maximum number of items to receive.
* @param buffer Byte buffer.
* @return Number of items received.
*/
protected int receiveItems(int i, int num, ByteBuffer buffer) {
if (num >= 1 && buffer.remaining() >= 2) {
myItem.set(buffer.getShort() & 0xFFFF);
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
/**
* Send as many items as possible from this buffer to the given byte buffer.
*
* <p>The <TT>sendItems()</TT> method must not block the calling thread; if it does, all message
* I/O in MP will be blocked.
*
* @param i Index of first item to send, in the range 0 .. <TT>length</TT>-1.
* @param buffer Byte buffer.
* @return Number of items sent.
*/
protected int sendItems(int i, ByteBuffer buffer) {
if (buffer.remaining() >= 2) {
buffer.putShort((short) myItem.get());
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
/**
* Store the given item in this buffer.
*
* <p>The <TT>put()</TT> method must not block the calling thread; if it does, all message I/O in
* MP will be blocked.
*
* @param i Item index in the range 0 .. <TT>length()</TT>-1.
* @param item Item to be stored at index <TT>i</TT>.
*/
public void put(int i, int item) {
myItem.set(item);
}
/**
* Obtain the given item from this buffer.
*
* <p>The <TT>get()</TT> method must not block the calling thread; if it does, all message I/O in
* MP will be blocked.
*
* @param i Item index in the range 0 .. <TT>length()</TT>-1.
* @return Item at index <TT>i</TT>.
*/
public int get(int i) {
return myItem.get();
}