FixedSizeMap (BioJava-1.7.1 API)

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 Description

FixedSizeMap(int maxSize)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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