ByteSliceWriter

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.lucene.store.DataOutput
- - org.apache.lucene.index.ByteSliceWriter

```
final class ByteSliceWriter
extends DataOutput
```
Class to write byte streams into slices of shared byte[]. This is used by DocumentsWriter to hold the posting list for many terms in RAM.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private static int`	`BYTE_BLOCK_NOT_MASK`
`(package private) int`	`offset0`
`private ByteBlockPool`	`pool`
`private byte[]`	`slice`
`private int`	`upto`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ByteSliceWriter(ByteBlockPool pool)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getAddress()`
`void`	`init(int address)`	Set up the writer to write at address.
`void`	`writeByte(byte b)`	Write byte into byte slice stream
`void`	`writeBytes(byte[] b, int offset, int len)`	Writes an array of bytes.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.store.DataOutput
copyBytes, writeBytes, writeInt, writeLong, writeMapOfStrings, writeSetOfStrings, writeShort, writeString, writeVInt, writeVLong, writeZInt, writeZLong

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - BYTE_BLOCK_NOT_MASK
```
private static final int BYTE_BLOCK_NOT_MASK
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - slice
```
private byte[] slice
```
  - upto
```
private int upto
```
  - pool
```
private final ByteBlockPool pool
```
  - offset0
```
int offset0
```
- Constructor Detail
  - ByteSliceWriter
```
public ByteSliceWriter(ByteBlockPool pool)
```
- Method Detail
  - init
```
public void init(int address)
```
    Set up the writer to write at address.
  - writeByte
```
public void writeByte(byte b)
```
    Write byte into byte slice stream
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeByte in class DataOutput
    
    See Also:
    
    DataInput.readByte()
  - writeBytes
```
public void writeBytes(byte[] b,
                       int offset,
                       int len)
```
    Description copied from class: DataOutput
    
    Writes an array of bytes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeBytes in class DataOutput
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - the bytes to write
    
    offset - the offset in the byte array
    
    len - the number of bytes to write
    
    See Also:
    
    DataInput.readBytes(byte[],int,int)
  - getAddress
```
public int getAddress()
```