org.biojava.utils.cache

Class FixedSizeMap

java.lang.Object

org.biojava.utils.cache.FixedSizeMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

CacheMap

public class FixedSizeMap
extends java.lang.Object
implements CacheMap

A cache that only remembers a given number of keys.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Matthew Pocock

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FixedSizeMap(int maxSize)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object key) Retrieve the Object associated with the key, or null if either no value has been associated or if the key's value has been cleared by the cache.
int	getMaxSize()
void	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Associate a value with a key.
void	remove(java.lang.Object key) Explicitly remove an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FixedSizeMap

public FixedSizeMap(int maxSize)

Method Detail

getMaxSize

public int getMaxSize()

put

public void put(java.lang.Object key,
       java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: CacheMap

Associate a value with a key. The association may be broken at any time.

Specified by:

put in interface CacheMap

Parameters:

key - the key Object

value - the Object to associate with the key

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)

Description copied from interface: CacheMap

Retrieve the Object associated with the key, or null if either no value has been associated or if the key's value has been cleared by the cache.

Specified by:

get in interface CacheMap

Parameters:

key - the key Object

Returns:

the Object currently associated with the key

remove

public void remove(java.lang.Object key)

Description copied from interface: CacheMap

Explicitly remove an object.

Specified by:

remove in interface CacheMap

Parameters:

key - the item to remove