com.bigdata.cache

Interface IWeakRefCacheEntry<K,T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ICacheEntry<K,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

SoftCacheEntry, WeakCacheEntry

public interface IWeakRefCacheEntry<K,T>

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Bryan Thompson

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
K	getKey() Returns the key for the object stored in the cache entry.
T	getObject() The object in the cache.

Method Detail

getKey

K getKey()

Returns the key for the object stored in the cache entry. This is generally an object identifier (OID).

getObject

T getObject()

The object in the cache. If the entry belongs to a weak reference cache, then this method returns the weak referent or null iff the weak reference has been cleared.