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package com.sun.tools.visualvm.api.caching;
/**
* @author Jaroslav Bachorik
*/
public interface EntryFactory<K,V> {
/**
* This method will map the given key value to an entry value
* It can return NULL if it's not possible to map the given key to
* an instance of {@linkplain Entry}
* @param key The key to create entry from
* @return Returns the resolved object or NULL
**/
Entry<V> createEntry(K key);
final public static EntryFactory DEFAULT = new EntryFactory() {
@Override
public Entry createEntry(Object key) {
return new Entry(key);
}
};
}