org.biojava.utils.cache
Class SoftReferenceCache

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.biojava.utils.cache.SoftReferenceCache

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cache

public class SoftReferenceCache

extends java.lang.Object

implements Cache

Cache which is cleared according to memory pressure. This is simply a wrapper around java.lang.ref.SoftReference, and the performance will depend on the behaviour of SoftReference on your platform.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Thomas Down

Constructor Summary

SoftReferenceCache()

Method Summary

CacheReference

makeReference(java.lang.Object o) Construct a temporary reference to an object.

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

makeReference

public CacheReference makeReference(java.lang.Object o)

Description copied from interface: Cache

Construct a temporary reference to an object. The reference persists until it becomes dereferenced itself, it is explicitly cleared by the user, or the cache determines that it is a candidate for disposal.

Specified by:

makeReference in interface Cache