org.biojava.utils.cache
Class SoftReferenceCache
java.lang.Object
org.biojava.utils.cache.SoftReferenceCache
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Cache
public class SoftReferenceCache
- extends 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
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
SoftReferenceCache
public SoftReferenceCache()
makeReference
public CacheReference makeReference(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