de.caff.util

Interface IReference<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of referenced object

All Known Implementing Classes:

HardReferenceImpl, SoftReferenceImpl, WeakReferenceImpl

public interface IReference<T>

A reference to an object. This is similar to Reference, but implemented as an interface to also allow hard references.

Author:

Rammi

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	get() Get the type.

Method Detail

get

T get()

Get the type. Depending on the implementation this might return null if the referenced object is garbage collected.

Returns:

referenced object, or null