- `Anything`
  - `Object`
    - `Basic` ...and other supertypes
      - `buffer`

- `buffer`
  - `Basic`
    - `Identifiable`
    - `Object`
      - `Anything`

no subtypes hierarchy

Inherited Attributes
Attributes inherited from: `Object` `hash`, `string`

Methods
`buffer` | `shared Buffer buffer()` Create a new, empty buffer.
`buffer` | `shared Buffer buffer(Integer initialSizeHint)` Create a new buffer given the initial size hint. If you know the buffer will require a certain size, providing the hint can prevent unnecessary re-allocations as the buffer is written to and resized. Parameters: `initialSizeHint` the hint, in bytes
`buffer` | `shared Buffer buffer(String string)` Create a new buffer from a string. The string will be UTF-8 encoded into the buffer. Parameters: `string` the string
`buffer` | `shared Buffer buffer(String string, String enc)` Create a new buffer from a string and using the specified encoding. The string will be encoded into the buffer using the specified encoding. Parameters: `string` the string

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from: `Object` `equals`