de.caff.generics.util

Enum ReferenceType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ReferenceType>

de.caff.generics.util.ReferenceType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<ReferenceType>

public enum ReferenceType
extends java.lang.Enum<ReferenceType>

Reference type.

Author:

Rammi

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
Hard Hard reference.
Soft Soft reference.
Weak Weak reference.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> IReference<T>	makeReference(T obj) Make a reference from an object.
static ReferenceType	valueOf(java.lang.String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ReferenceType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

Hard

public static final ReferenceType Hard

Hard reference.

Soft

public static final ReferenceType Soft

Soft reference.

See Also:

SoftReference

Weak

public static final ReferenceType Weak

Weak reference.

See Also:

WeakReference

Method Detail

values

public static ReferenceType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (ReferenceType c : ReferenceType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ReferenceType valueOf(java.lang.String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

makeReference

@NotNull
public <T> IReference<T> makeReference(@NotNull
                                                T obj)

Make a reference from an object.

Type Parameters:

T - object type

Parameters:

obj - basic object

Returns:

a reference to the object