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package org.apache.drill.exec.vector.complex;
/**
* A {@link org.apache.drill.exec.vector.ValueVector} mix-in that can be used in conjunction with
* {@link RepeatedValueVector} subtypes.
*/
public interface RepeatedFixedWidthVectorLike {
/**
* Allocate a new memory space for this vector. Must be called prior to using the ValueVector.
*
* @param valueCount Number of separate repeating groupings.
* @param innerValueCount Number of supported values in the vector.
*/
void allocateNew(int valueCount, int innerValueCount);
/**
* Load the records in the provided buffer based on the given number of values.
* @param valueCount Number of separate repeating groupings.
* @param innerValueCount Number atomic values the buffer contains.
* @param buf Incoming buffer.
* @return The number of bytes of the buffer that were consumed.
*/
}