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Interface WeakValuesMap<K,V>

Type Parameters:

K - type parameter for key type

V - type parameter for value type

All Superinterfaces:

Map<K,V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

WeakValuesHashMap

public interface WeakValuesMap<K,V>
extends Map<K,V>

A map supporting weak values. Entries should disappear, when the value object is garbage collected.

Author:

Eric Bodden

Nested Class Summary

static class

WeakValuesMap.Util Provides access to an empty map.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

Map.Entry<K,V>

Method Summary

boolean	isLocked() Returns if this map is locked.
void	lock() Locks the map, so that no modifications are allowed any more.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Method Detail

lock

void lock()

Locks the map, so that no modifications are allowed any more. When a modifying method is called, a RuntimeException will be thrown.

isLocked

boolean isLocked()

Returns if this map is locked. When it is locked and a modifying method is called, a RuntimeException will be thrown.

Returns:

true if the map is locked