de.intarsys.tools.cache

Class CacheEntry<T>

java.lang.Object

de.intarsys.tools.cache.CacheEntry<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

public class CacheEntry<T>
extends Object
implements Comparable

An entry in the cache implementation.

A cache entries "importance" is expressed by a "sample". The CacheEntry with the smallest sample is considered the least valuable.

This implementation supports a simple "most recently used" strategy.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Object o)
Object	getKey() The key of the cache entry.
int	getSample() The sample representing the "importance" of the entry.
T	getValue() The value of the cache entry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

getKey

public Object getKey()

The key of the cache entry.

Returns:

Returns the key.

getSample

public int getSample()

The sample representing the "importance" of the entry.

Returns:

Returns the sample.

getValue

public T getValue()

The value of the cache entry.

Returns:

Returns the value.