- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Map<K,V>
public class CacheMap<K,V>
extends Object
implements Map<K,V>
Implements a useful caching map. It weakly references the keys,
but strongly references the data. It works much like the WeakHashMap,
in that when the keys are garbage collected, the data is removed from
the map.
The main difference is that keys used for lookups don't have to be "=="
the same to maintain the data in the cache. Basically, lookups in this
map use a ".equals" compare, but the keys are then stored with a "=="
compare so if the original key is garbage collected, the other keys that
may reference the data keep the data in the cache.
Note that this implementation is not synchronized. Not even a little.
'Read-only' operations can trigger internal modifications. If you share this
class between threads, you must protect every operation.