Java Programming

Hi guys,

I search the forum and the web too, there are many pros and cons in relation to NIO, and on my free time I was trying to research about it, but there
are time when some things don't make any sense at all.

Without NIO:

    FileInputStream foin = new FileInputStream("/home/metitus/Desktop/test");
    FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream("/home/metitus/Desktop/test1");

    int character = 0;

    while((character = foin.read()) != -1)
    {
        fout.write(character);
    }

with NIO:

FileInputStream foin = new FileInputStream("/home/metitus/Desktop/test");
    FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream("/home/metitus/Desktop/test1");

    FileChannel fci = foin.getChannel();
    FileChannel fco = fout.getChannel();

    ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(1);

    while(fci.read(buffer) != -1)
    {
        buffer.flip();
        fout.write(buffer.array());
        buffer.clear();
    }

So guys where is the gain here? Why do I need a ByteBuffer always; it might be useful in some cases but definitely not in all.

MeTitus