one.microstream.collections.interfaces

Interface ConsolidatableCollection

All Known Subinterfaces:

XBag<E>, XBasicEnum<E>, XBasicList<E>, XBasicSequence<E>, XBasicTable<K,V>, XBasicTable.Keys<K,V>, XBasicTable.Values<K,V>, XChart<K,V>, XChart.Keys<K,V>, XChart.Values<K,V>, XCollection<E>, XDecreasingEnum<E>, XDecreasingList<E>, XDecreasingSequence<E>, XEnum<E>, XLadder<E>, XList<E>, XMap<K,V>, XMap.Keys<K,V>, XMap.Values<K,V>, XProcessingBag<E>, XProcessingCollection<E>, XProcessingEnum<E>, XProcessingList<E>, XProcessingMap<K,V>, XProcessingMap.Keys<K,V>, XProcessingMap.Values<K,V>, XProcessingSequence<E>, XProcessingSet<E>, XProcessingSortation<E>, XRank<E>, XRemovingBag<E>, XRemovingCollection<E>, XRemovingEnum<E>, XRemovingList<E>, XRemovingMap<K,V>, XRemovingSequence<E>, XRemovingSet<E>, XRemovingSortation<E>, XSequence<E>, XSet<E>, XSortation<E>, XTable<K,V>, XTable.Keys<K,V>, XTable.Values<K,V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayCollector, BulkList, EnumProcessor, EqBulkList, EqHashEnum, EqHashTable, EqHashTable.Keys, EqHashTable.Values, HashEnum, HashTable, HashTable.Keys, HashTable.Values, LimitList, ListProcessor, LockedCollection, LockedList, LockedMap, MutexSet, OpenAdressingMiniSet, Single, SubList, SubListProcessor, SubProcessor, SynchCollection, SynchList, SynchSet, Threaded, ThreadedInstantiating

public interface ConsolidatableCollection

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	consolidate() Consolidates the internal storage of this collection by discarding all elements of the internal storage that have become obsolete or otherwise unneeded anymore.

Method Detail

consolidate

long consolidate()

Consolidates the internal storage of this collection by discarding all elements of the internal storage that have become obsolete or otherwise unneeded anymore. (e.g. WeakReference entries whose reference has been cleared).

Returns:

the number of discarded entries.