de.caff.generics

Class References

java.lang.Object

de.caff.generics.References

public final class References
extends java.lang.Object

Helper for reference creation.

Author:

Rammi

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<V>,V>	getSoftReferenceCreator() Get a soft reference creator for a given value.
static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<V>,V>	getSoftReferenceCreator(java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue) Get a soft reference creator for a given value.
static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.WeakReference<V>,V>	getWeakReferenceCreator() Get a weak reference creator for a given value.
static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.WeakReference<V>,V>	getWeakReferenceCreator(java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue) Get a weak reference creator for a given value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getSoftReferenceCreator

@NotNull
public static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<V>,V> getSoftReferenceCreator()

Get a soft reference creator for a given value. This creator creates references not belonging to a reference queue.

Type Parameters:

V - value type

Returns:

soft reference creator for given value type

getSoftReferenceCreator

@NotNull
public static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<V>,V> getSoftReferenceCreator(@NotNull
                                                                                                      java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue)

Get a soft reference creator for a given value.

Type Parameters:

V - value type

Parameters:

queue - the queue with which the reference is to be registered

Returns:

soft reference creator for given value type

getWeakReferenceCreator

@NotNull
public static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.WeakReference<V>,V> getWeakReferenceCreator()

Get a weak reference creator for a given value. This creator creates references not belonging to a reference queue.

Type Parameters:

V - value type

Returns:

soft reference creator for given value type

getWeakReferenceCreator

@NotNull
public static <V> ReferenceCreator<java.lang.ref.WeakReference<V>,V> getWeakReferenceCreator(@NotNull
                                                                                                      java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue)

Get a weak reference creator for a given value.

Type Parameters:

V - value type

Parameters:

queue - the queue with which the reference is to be registered

Returns:

soft reference creator for given value type