ShortBuffer clear() methods in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 26 Aug, 2019
The clear() method of java.nio.ShortBuffer Class is used to clear this buffer. While clearing this buffer following changes are done:
  • the current position is set to zero
  • the limit of this ShortBuffer instance is set to the capacity
  • the mark, if any, of this ShortBuffer instance is discarded.
Syntax: 
public final ShortBuffer clear()
Return Value: This method returns this ShortBuffer instance after clearing all the data from it. Below are the examples to illustrate the clear() method: Examples 1: Java 
// Java program to demonstrate
// clear() method

import java.nio.*;
import java.util.*;

public class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        try {

            short[] darr = { 2, 3, 4, 6 };

            // creating object of ShortBuffer
            // and allocating size capacity
            ShortBuffer db
                = ShortBuffer.wrap(darr);

            // try to set the position at index 2
            db.position(2);

            // Set this buffer mark position
            // using mark() method
            db.mark();

            // try to set the position at index 4
            db.position(4);

            // display position
            System.out.println("position before reset: "
                               + db.position());

            // try to call clear() to restore
            // to the position at index 0
            // by discarding the mark
            db.clear();

            // display position
            System.out.println("position after reset: "
                               + db.position());
        }

        catch (InvalidMarkException e) {
            System.out.println("new position is less than "
                               + "the position we "
                               + "marked before ");
            System.out.println("Exception throws: " + e);
        }
    }
}
Output: 
position before reset: 4
position after reset: 0
Examples 2: Java 
// Java program to demonstrate
// clear() method

import java.nio.*;
import java.util.*;

public class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short[] carr = { 2, 10, 13, 23 };

        // creating object of ShortBuffer
        // and allocating size capacity
        ShortBuffer db = ShortBuffer.wrap(carr);

        // try to set the position at index 3
        db.position(3);

        // display position
        System.out.println("position before clear: "
                           + db.position());

        // try to call clear() to restore
        // to the position at index 0
        // by discarding the mark
        db.clear();

        // display position
        System.out.println("position after clear: "
                           + db.position());
    }
}
Output: 
position before clear: 3
position after clear: 0
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/nio/ShortBuffer.html#clear--
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