Java NIO. For years, Java's traditional I/O… | by Kaustubh Saha

: While flip() sets the limit to the current position before resetting the position to 0 (preparing to read what was just written), rewind() only resets the position, assuming the limit is already correct for the intended operation.

: When compiling for older environments, explicitly cast the buffer to (java.nio.Buffer) before calling rewind() or flip() to ensure runtime compatibility.

Re-reading or re-writing a buffer that has already been filled or flipped

: Implement rewind() specifically when a data stream must be processed multiple times (e.g., checksum calculation followed by data parsing).