SoftReferenceCache (API documentation for TV-Browser 4.2.2)

java.lang.Object
- util.misc.SoftReferenceCache<T,K>

```
public class SoftReferenceCache<T,K>
extends java.lang.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 Description

SoftReferenceCache()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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
    
    Returns:
    
    The referenced Object.
  - 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