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package org.apache.commons.collections4.map;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

A Map implementation that allows mappings to be removed by the garbage collector.

When you construct a ReferenceMap, you can specify what kind of references are used to store the map's keys and values. If non-hard references are used, then the garbage collector can remove mappings if a key or value becomes unreachable, or if the JVM's memory is running low. For information on how the different reference types behave, see Reference.

Different types of references can be specified for keys and values. The keys can be configured to be weak but the values hard, in which case this class will behave like a WeakHashMap. However, you can also specify hard keys and weak values, or any other combination. The default constructor uses hard keys and soft values, providing a memory-sensitive cache.

This map is similar to ReferenceIdentityMap. It differs in that keys and values in this class are compared using equals().

This Map implementation does not allow null elements. Attempting to add a null key or value to the map will raise a NullPointerException.

This implementation is not synchronized. You can use Collections.synchronizedMap to provide synchronized access to a ReferenceMap. Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collector removing entries.

All the available iterators can be reset back to the start by casting to ResettableIterator and calling reset().

Note that ReferenceMap is not synchronized and is not thread-safe. If you wish to use this map from multiple threads concurrently, you must use appropriate synchronization. The simplest approach is to wrap this map using Collections.synchronizedMap. This class may throw exceptions when accessed by concurrent threads without synchronization.

NOTE: As from Commons Collections 3.1 this map extends AbstractReferenceMap (previously it extended AbstractMap). As a result, the implementation is now extensible and provides a MapIterator.

Type parameters:
  • <K> – the type of the keys in the map
  • <V> – the type of the values in the map
See Also:
Since:3.0 (previously in main package v2.1)
/** * A <code>Map</code> implementation that allows mappings to be * removed by the garbage collector. * <p> * When you construct a <code>ReferenceMap</code>, you can specify what kind * of references are used to store the map's keys and values. * If non-hard references are used, then the garbage collector can remove * mappings if a key or value becomes unreachable, or if the JVM's memory is * running low. For information on how the different reference types behave, * see {@link java.lang.ref.Reference Reference}. * </p> * <p> * Different types of references can be specified for keys and values. * The keys can be configured to be weak but the values hard, * in which case this class will behave like a * <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/util/WeakHashMap.html"> * <code>WeakHashMap</code></a>. However, you can also specify hard keys and * weak values, or any other combination. The default constructor uses * hard keys and soft values, providing a memory-sensitive cache. * </p> * <p> * This map is similar to * {@link org.apache.commons.collections4.map.ReferenceIdentityMap ReferenceIdentityMap}. * It differs in that keys and values in this class are compared using <code>equals()</code>. * </p> * <p> * This {@link java.util.Map Map} implementation does <i>not</i> allow null elements. * Attempting to add a null key or value to the map will raise a <code>NullPointerException</code>. * </p> * <p> * This implementation is not synchronized. * You can use {@link java.util.Collections#synchronizedMap} to * provide synchronized access to a <code>ReferenceMap</code>. * Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collector removing entries. * </p> * <p> * All the available iterators can be reset back to the start by casting to * <code>ResettableIterator</code> and calling <code>reset()</code>. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note that ReferenceMap is not synchronized and is not thread-safe.</strong> * If you wish to use this map from multiple threads concurrently, you must use * appropriate synchronization. The simplest approach is to wrap this map * using {@link java.util.Collections#synchronizedMap}. This class may throw * exceptions when accessed by concurrent threads without synchronization. * </p> * <p> * NOTE: As from Commons Collections 3.1 this map extends <code>AbstractReferenceMap</code> * (previously it extended AbstractMap). As a result, the implementation is now * extensible and provides a <code>MapIterator</code>. * </p> * * @param <K> the type of the keys in the map * @param <V> the type of the values in the map * * @see java.lang.ref.Reference * @since 3.0 (previously in main package v2.1) */
public class ReferenceMap<K, V> extends AbstractReferenceMap<K, V> implements Serializable {
Serialization version
/** Serialization version */
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1555089888138299607L;
Constructs a new ReferenceMap that will use hard references to keys and soft references to values.
/** * Constructs a new <code>ReferenceMap</code> that will * use hard references to keys and soft references to values. */
public ReferenceMap() { super(ReferenceStrength.HARD, ReferenceStrength.SOFT, DEFAULT_CAPACITY, DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR, false); }
Constructs a new ReferenceMap that will use the specified types of references.
Params:
  • keyType – the type of reference to use for keys; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • valueType – the type of reference to use for values; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
/** * Constructs a new <code>ReferenceMap</code> that will * use the specified types of references. * * @param keyType the type of reference to use for keys; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param valueType the type of reference to use for values; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} */
public ReferenceMap(final ReferenceStrength keyType, final ReferenceStrength valueType) { super(keyType, valueType, DEFAULT_CAPACITY, DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR, false); }
Constructs a new ReferenceMap that will use the specified types of references.
Params:
  • keyType – the type of reference to use for keys; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • valueType – the type of reference to use for values; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • purgeValues – should the value be automatically purged when the key is garbage collected
/** * Constructs a new <code>ReferenceMap</code> that will * use the specified types of references. * * @param keyType the type of reference to use for keys; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param valueType the type of reference to use for values; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param purgeValues should the value be automatically purged when the * key is garbage collected */
public ReferenceMap(final ReferenceStrength keyType, final ReferenceStrength valueType, final boolean purgeValues) { super(keyType, valueType, DEFAULT_CAPACITY, DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR, purgeValues); }
Constructs a new ReferenceMap with the specified reference types, load factor and initial capacity.
Params:
  • keyType – the type of reference to use for keys; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • valueType – the type of reference to use for values; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • capacity – the initial capacity for the map
  • loadFactor – the load factor for the map
/** * Constructs a new <code>ReferenceMap</code> with the * specified reference types, load factor and initial * capacity. * * @param keyType the type of reference to use for keys; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param valueType the type of reference to use for values; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param capacity the initial capacity for the map * @param loadFactor the load factor for the map */
public ReferenceMap(final ReferenceStrength keyType, final ReferenceStrength valueType, final int capacity, final float loadFactor) { super(keyType, valueType, capacity, loadFactor, false); }
Constructs a new ReferenceMap with the specified reference types, load factor and initial capacity.
Params:
  • keyType – the type of reference to use for keys; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • valueType – the type of reference to use for values; must be HARD, SOFT, WEAK
  • capacity – the initial capacity for the map
  • loadFactor – the load factor for the map
  • purgeValues – should the value be automatically purged when the key is garbage collected
/** * Constructs a new <code>ReferenceMap</code> with the * specified reference types, load factor and initial * capacity. * * @param keyType the type of reference to use for keys; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param valueType the type of reference to use for values; * must be {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#HARD HARD}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#SOFT SOFT}, * {@link AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceStrength#WEAK WEAK} * @param capacity the initial capacity for the map * @param loadFactor the load factor for the map * @param purgeValues should the value be automatically purged when the * key is garbage collected */
public ReferenceMap(final ReferenceStrength keyType, final ReferenceStrength valueType, final int capacity, final float loadFactor, final boolean purgeValues) { super(keyType, valueType, capacity, loadFactor, purgeValues); } //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Write the map out using a custom routine.
Params:
  • out – the output stream
Throws:
  • IOException – if an error occurs while writing to the stream
/** * Write the map out using a custom routine. * * @param out the output stream * @throws IOException if an error occurs while writing to the stream */
private void writeObject(final ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException { out.defaultWriteObject(); doWriteObject(out); }
Read the map in using a custom routine.
Params:
  • in – the input stream
Throws:
/** * Read the map in using a custom routine. * * @param in the input stream * @throws IOException if an error occurs while reading from the stream * @throws ClassNotFoundException if an object read from the stream can not be loaded */
private void readObject(final ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { in.defaultReadObject(); doReadObject(in); } }