/**
* Allocates a new direct {@link java.nio.FloatBuffer} of the specified size, in chars.
*
* @param size the new FloatBuffer's size.
* @param allocateDirect true to allocate and return a direct buffer, false to allocate and return a non-direct
* buffer.
*
* @return the new buffer.
*
* @throws ArgumentException if size is negative.
*/
public static FloatBuffer newFloatBuffer(int size, bool allocateDirect)
{
if (size < 0)
{
String message = Logging.getMessage("generic.SizeOutOfRange", size);
Logging.logger().severe(message);
throw new ArgumentException(message);
}
return(allocateDirect ? newDirectByteBuffer(SIZEOF_FLOAT * size).asFloatBuffer() : FloatBuffer.allocate(size));
}