org.jboss.util

Class WeakObject

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ref.Reference<T>

java.lang.ref.WeakReference

org.jboss.util.WeakObject

public final class WeakObject
extends WeakReference

Convenience class to wrap an Object into a WeakReference.

Modified from java.util.WeakHashMap.WeakKey.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Jason Dillon

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected int	hashCode The hash code of the nested object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WeakObject(Object obj) Construct a WeakObject.
WeakObject(Object obj, ReferenceQueue queue) Construct a WeakObject.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static WeakObject	create(Object obj) Create a WeakObject for the given object.
static WeakObject	create(Object obj, ReferenceQueue queue) Create a WeakObject for the given object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Check the equality of an object with this.
int	hashCode() Return the hash code of the nested object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ref.Reference

clear, enqueue, get, isEnqueued

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

hashCode

protected final int hashCode

The hash code of the nested object

Constructor Detail

WeakObject

public WeakObject(Object obj)

Construct a WeakObject.

Parameters:

obj - Object to reference.

WeakObject

public WeakObject(Object obj,
          ReferenceQueue queue)

Construct a WeakObject.

Parameters:

obj - Object to reference.

queue - Reference queue.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Check the equality of an object with this.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - Object to test equality with.

Returns:

True if object is equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return the hash code of the nested object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

The hash code of the nested object.

create

public static WeakObject create(Object obj)

Create a WeakObject for the given object.

Parameters:

obj - Object to reference.

Returns:

WeakObject or null if object is null.

create

public static WeakObject create(Object obj,
                ReferenceQueue queue)

Create a WeakObject for the given object.

Parameters:

obj - Object to reference.

queue - Reference queue.

Returns:

WeakObject or null if object is null.