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  package org.apache.arrow.vector;
  
  /**
   * Interface for all fixed width {@link ElementAddressableVector} (e.g. integer, fixed size binary,
   * etc).
   */
  public interface FixedWidthVector extends ElementAddressableVector {
  
    /**
     * Allocate a new memory space for this vector. Must be called prior to using the ValueVector.
     *
     * @param valueCount Number of values in the vector.
     */
    void allocateNew(int valueCount);
  
    /** Zero out the underlying buffer backing this vector. */
    void zeroVector();
  }
  