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

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.