SoftReferenceElementDescriptor.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.memory.util;

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import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;

import org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.behavior.ICacheElement;

/**
 * This wrapper is needed for double linked lists.
 */
public class SoftReferenceElementDescriptor<K, V>
    extends MemoryElementDescriptor<K, V>
{
    /** Don't change */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1905161209035522460L;

    /** The CacheElement wrapped by this descriptor */
    private final SoftReference<ICacheElement<K, V>> srce;

    /**
     * Constructs a usable MemoryElementDescriptor.
     * <p>
     * @param ce
     */
    public SoftReferenceElementDescriptor( ICacheElement<K, V> ce )
    {
        super( null );
        this.srce = new SoftReference<ICacheElement<K, V>>(ce);
    }

    /**
     * @return the ce
     */
    @Override
    public ICacheElement<K, V> getCacheElement()
    {
        if (srce != null)
        {
            return srce.get();
        }

        return null;
    }
}