vertices

Look at the image to the right and the code below to match the vertices marked on the image to the code.
private float vertices[] = {
-1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, // 0, Top Left
-1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, // 1, Bottom Left
1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, // 2, Bottom Right
1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, // 3, Top Right
};
// a float is 4 bytes, therefore we multiply the number if vertices with 4.
ByteBuffer vbb = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(vertices.length * 4);
vbb.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
FloatBuffer vertexBuffer = vbb.asFloatBuffer();
vertexBuffer.put(vertices);
vertexBuffer.position(0);
Don't forget that a float is 4 bytes and to multiply it with the number of vertices to get the right size on the allocated buffer.
OpenGL ES have a pipeline with functions to apply when you tell it to render. Most of these functions are not enabled by default so you have to remember to turn the ones you like to use on. You might also need to tell these functions what to work with. So in the case of our vertices we need to tell OpenGL ES that it’s okay to work with the vertex buffer we created we also need to tell where it is.
// Enabled the vertex buffer for writing and to be used during rendering.
gl.glEnableClientState(GL10.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);// OpenGL docs.
// Specifies the location and data format of an array of vertex
// coordinates to use when rendering.
gl.glVertexPointer(3, GL10.GL_FLOAT, 0, vertexBuffer); // OpenGL docs.
When you are done with the buffer don't forget to disable it.
// Disable the vertices buffer.
gl.glDisableClientState(GL10.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);// OpenGL docs.