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+package net.imglib2.img.basictypeaccess.nio;
+
+import static net.imglib2.img.basictypeaccess.AccessFlags.DIRTY;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import net.imglib2.img.basictypeaccess.AccessFlags;
+import net.imglib2.img.basictypeaccess.array.ArrayDataAccess;
+import net.imglib2.img.basictypeaccess.volatiles.array.DirtyVolatileByteArray;
+import net.imglib2.type.NativeType;
+import net.imglib2.type.NativeTypeFactory;
+import net.imglib2.type.PrimitiveType;
+
+
+/**
+ * Given a {@link PrimitiveType} and {@link AccessFlags} creates a specific
+ * {@link ArrayDataAccess}. For example, {@code BYTE} with flags {@code DIRTY}
+ * and {@code VOLATILE} specifies {@link DirtyVolatileByteArray}.
+ *
+ * @author Tobias Pietzsch
+ */
+public class BufferDataAccessFactory
+{
+	public static < T extends NativeType< T >, A extends BufferAccess< A > > A get(
+			final T type )
+	{
+		return get( type, AccessFlags.setOf() );
+	}
+
+	public static < T extends NativeType< T >, A extends BufferAccess< A > > A get(
+			final T type,
+			final Set< AccessFlags > flags )
+	{
+		return get( type.getNativeTypeFactory().getPrimitiveType(), flags );
+	}
+
+	public static < A extends BufferAccess< A > > A get(
+			final NativeTypeFactory< ?, ? > typeFactory )
+	{
+		return get( typeFactory.getPrimitiveType(), AccessFlags.setOf() );
+	}
+
+	public static < A extends BufferAccess< A > > A get(
+			final NativeTypeFactory< ?, ? > typeFactory,
+			final Set< AccessFlags > flags )
+	{
+		return get( typeFactory.getPrimitiveType(), flags );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a {@code BufferAccess} instance with the given {@code AccessFlags}
+	 * for the given {@code PrimitiveType}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The returned {@code BufferAccess} can be used as a factory for accesses
+	 * of the same type using the {@link BufferAccess#newInstance} or {@link
+	 * ArrayDataAccess#createArray} methods.
+	 *
+	 * @param primitiveType
+	 * 		Java primitive types
+	 * @param flags
+	 * 		set of access flags ({@code DIRTY}, {@code VOLATILE}).
+	 *
+	 * @return a {@code BufferAccess} instance.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+	public static < A extends BufferAccess< A > > A get(
+			final PrimitiveType primitiveType,
+			final Set< AccessFlags > flags )
+	{
+		final boolean dirty = flags.contains( DIRTY );
+		if ( dirty )
+			// TODO: implement DirtyByteBufferAccess etc.
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "TODO: implement DirtyByteBufferAccess etc." );
+		final ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect( 8 );
+		switch ( primitiveType )
+		{
+		case BOOLEAN:
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "TODO: so far, no Boolean BufferAccess exists." );
+		case BYTE:
+			return ( A ) ByteBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case CHAR:
+			return ( A ) CharBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case DOUBLE:
+			return ( A ) DoubleBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case FLOAT:
+			return ( A ) FloatBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case INT:
+			return ( A ) IntBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case LONG:
+			return ( A ) LongBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		case SHORT:
+			return ( A ) ShortBufferAccess.fromByteBuffer( buf, true );
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+}