Package java.util

Class WeakHashMap<K,​V>

java.lang.Object
java.util.AbstractMap<K,​V>
java.util.WeakHashMap<K,​V>
All Implemented Interfaces:
Map<K,​V>
public class WeakHashMap<K,​V>
extends AbstractMap<K,​V>
implements Map<K,​V>
WeakHashMap is an implementation of Map with keys which are WeakReferences. A key/value mapping is removed when the key is no longer referenced. All optional operations (adding and removing) are supported. Keys and values can be any objects. Note that the garbage collector acts similar to a second thread on this collection, possibly removing keys.
Since:
1.2
See Also:
HashMap, WeakReference

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

    AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,​V>, AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,​V>

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor Description
    WeakHashMap()
    Constructs a new empty WeakHashMap instance.
    WeakHashMap​(int capacity)
    Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity.
    WeakHashMap​(int capacity, float loadFactor)
    Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity and load factor.
    WeakHashMap​(Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
    Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance containing the mappings from the specified map.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void clear()
    Removes all mappings from this map, leaving it empty.
    boolean containsKey​(Object key)
    Returns whether this map contains the specified key.
    boolean containsValue​(Object value)
    Returns whether this map contains the specified value.
    Set<Map.Entry<K,​V>> entrySet()
    Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map.
    V get​(Object key)
    Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
    boolean isEmpty()
    Returns the number of elements in this map.
    Set<K> keySet()
    Returns a set of the keys contained in this map.
    V put​(K key, V value)
    Maps the specified key to the specified value.
    void putAll​(Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
    Copies all the mappings in the given map to this map.
    V remove​(Object key)
    Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.
    int size()
    Returns the number of elements in this map.
    Collection<V> values()
    Returns a collection of the values contained in this map.

    Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

    clone, equals, hashCode, toString

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

    Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

    equals, hashCode

  • Constructor Details

    • WeakHashMap

      public WeakHashMap()
      Constructs a new empty WeakHashMap instance.

    • WeakHashMap

      public WeakHashMap​(int capacity)
      Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity.
      Parameters:
      capacity - the initial capacity of this map.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the capacity is less than zero.

    • WeakHashMap

      public WeakHashMap​(int capacity, float loadFactor)
      Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity and load factor.
      Parameters:
      capacity - the initial capacity of this map.
      loadFactor - the initial load factor.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the capacity is less than zero or the load factor is less or equal to zero.

    • WeakHashMap

      public WeakHashMap​(Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
      Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance containing the mappings from the specified map.
      Parameters:
      map - the mappings to add.

  • Method Details

    • clear

      public void clear()
      Removes all mappings from this map, leaving it empty.
      Specified by:
      clear in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      clear in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      See Also:
      isEmpty(), size()

    • containsKey

      public boolean containsKey​(Object key)
      Returns whether this map contains the specified key.
      Specified by:
      containsKey in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      containsKey in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      key - the key to search for.
      Returns:
      true if this map contains the specified key, false otherwise.

    • entrySet

      public Set<Map.Entry<K,​V>> entrySet()
      Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map. Each mapping is an instance of Map.Entry. As the set is backed by this map, changes in one will be reflected in the other. It does not support adding operations.
      Specified by:
      entrySet in interface Map<K,​V>
      Specified by:
      entrySet in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Returns:
      a set of the mappings.

    • keySet

      public Set<K> keySet()
      Returns a set of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The set does not support adding.
      Specified by:
      keySet in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      keySet in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Returns:
      a set of the keys.

    • values

      public Collection<V> values()
      Returns a collection of the values contained in this map. The collection is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The collection supports remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations, and it does not support add or addAll operations.

      This method returns a collection which is the subclass of AbstractCollection. The iterator method of this subclass returns a "wrapper object" over the iterator of map's entrySet(). The size method wraps the map's size method and the contains method wraps the map's containsValue method.

      The collection is created when this method is called at first time and returned in response to all subsequent calls. This method may return different Collection when multiple calls to this method, since it has no synchronization performed.

      Specified by:
      values in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      values in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Returns:
      a collection of the values contained in this map.

    • get

      public V get​(Object key)
      Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
      Specified by:
      get in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      get in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      key - the key.
      Returns:
      the value of the mapping with the specified key, or null if no mapping for the specified key is found.

    • containsValue

      public boolean containsValue​(Object value)
      Returns whether this map contains the specified value.
      Specified by:
      containsValue in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      containsValue in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      value - the value to search for.
      Returns:
      true if this map contains the specified value, false otherwise.

    • isEmpty

      public boolean isEmpty()
      Returns the number of elements in this map.
      Specified by:
      isEmpty in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      isEmpty in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Returns:
      the number of elements in this map.
      See Also:
      Map.size()

    • put

      public V put​(K key, V value)
      Maps the specified key to the specified value.
      Specified by:
      put in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      put in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      key - the key.
      value - the value.
      Returns:
      the value of any previous mapping with the specified key or null if there was no mapping.

    • putAll

      public void putAll​(Map<? extends K,​? extends V> map)
      Copies all the mappings in the given map to this map. These mappings will replace all mappings that this map had for any of the keys currently in the given map.
      Specified by:
      putAll in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      putAll in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      map - the map to copy mappings from.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if map is null.

    • remove

      public V remove​(Object key)
      Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.
      Specified by:
      remove in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      remove in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Parameters:
      key - the key of the mapping to remove.
      Returns:
      the value of the removed mapping or null if no mapping for the specified key was found.

    • size

      public int size()
      Returns the number of elements in this map.
      Specified by:
      size in interface Map<K,​V>
      Overrides:
      size in class AbstractMap<K,​V>
      Returns:
      the number of elements in this map.