The hasArray() method of java.nio.CharBuffer class is used to ensure whether or not the given buffer is backed by an accessible char array. It returns true if there is an accessible backing array to this buffer, else it returns false. If this method returns true, then the array() and arrayOffset() methods may safely be invoked, as they work on the backing array.
Syntax:
public final boolean hasArray()
Return Value: This method will return true if, and only if, this buffer is backed by an array and is not read-only. Else it returns false.
Below are the examples to illustrate the hasArray() method:
Examples 1: When the buffer is backed by an array
// Java program to demonstrate// hasArray() method  import java.nio.*;import java.util.*;  public class GFG {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // Declaring the capacity of the CharBuffer        int capacity = 10;          // Creating the CharBuffer        try {              // creating object of Intbuffer            // and allocating size capacity            CharBuffer cb = CharBuffer.allocate(capacity);              // putting the value in Intbuffer            cb.put('a');            cb.put(2, 'b');            cb.rewind();              // checking CharBuffer cb is backed by array or not            boolean isArray = cb.hasArray();              // checking if else condition            if (isArray)                System.out.println("CharBuffer cb is"                                   + " backed by array");            else                System.out.println("CharBuffer cb is"                                   + " not backed by any array");        }          catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {            System.out.println("IllegalArgumentException catched");        }          catch (ReadOnlyBufferException e) {            System.out.println("ReadOnlyBufferException catched");        }    }} |
Output:
CharBuffer cb is backed by array
Examples 2: When the buffer is not backed by an array
// Java program to demonstrate// hasArray() method  import java.nio.*;import java.util.*;  public class GFG {      public static void main(String[] args)    {          // Declaring the capacity of the CharBuffer        int capacity = 10;          // Creating the CharBuffer        try {              // creating object of CharBuffer            // and allocating size capacity            CharBuffer cb = CharBuffer.allocate(capacity);              // putting the value in CharBuffer            cb.put('a');            cb.put(2, 'b');            cb.rewind();              // Creating a read-only copy of CharBuffer            // using asReadOnlyBuffer() method            CharBuffer cb1 = cb.asReadOnlyBuffer();              // checking CharBuffer cb is backed by array or not            boolean isArray = cb1.hasArray();              // checking if else condition            if (isArray)                System.out.println("CharBuffer cb is"                                   + " backed by array");            else                System.out.println("CharBuffer cb is"                                   + " not backed by any array");        }          catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {            System.out.println("IllegalArgumentException catched");        }          catch (ReadOnlyBufferException e) {            System.out.println("ReadOnlyBufferException catched");        }    }} |
Output:
CharBuffer cb is not backed by any array
