util.misc

Class SoftReferenceCache<T,K>

java.lang.Object

util.misc.SoftReferenceCache<T,K>

public class SoftReferenceCache<T,K>
extends Object

This class implements a Cache using soft references. As soon as the garbage collector tries to remove an object, it gets removed from the cache.

Since:

2.7

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SoftReferenceCache()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	cleanUp() Cleanup the cache.
void	clear() Clear the cache
boolean	containsKey(T key) Checks if the cache contains a specific key
K	get(T key) Get the value from the Cache
void	put(T key, K object) Put a object into the cache
void	remove(T key) Remove item from cache

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SoftReferenceCache

public SoftReferenceCache()

Method Detail

get

public K get(T key)

Get the value from the Cache

Parameters:

key - get value for this key

put

public void put(T key,
       K object)

Put a object into the cache

Parameters:

key - key for this object

object - object to store in the cache

remove

public void remove(T key)

Remove item from cache

Parameters:

key - remove item that references this key

clear

public void clear()

Clear the cache

cleanUp

public void cleanUp()

Cleanup the cache. Every garbage collected item must be removed

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(T key)

Checks if the cache contains a specific key

Parameters:

key - search for this key

Returns:

true if this cache contains this key