@ SuppressWarnings ( "restriction" ) public final char getChar ( int index ) { final long pos = address + index ; if ( index >= 0 && pos <= addressLimit - 2 ) { return UNSAFE . getChar ( heapMemory , pos ) ; } else if ( address > addressLimit ) { throw new IllegalStateException ( "This segment has been freed." ) ; } else { // index is in fact invalid throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException ( ) ; } }
Reads a char value from the given position in the system s native byte order .