ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference (Aspectran API Reference (6.3.0-RC3))

Type Parameters:

K - the key type

V - the value type

Enclosing class:

ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<K,V>
```
protected static interface ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V>
```
A reference to an ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry contained in the map. Implementations are usually wrappers around specific Java reference implementations (e.g., SoftReference).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry<K,V>`	`get()`	Return the referenced entry, or `null` if the entry is no longer available.
`int`	`getHash()`	Return the hash for the reference.
`ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V>`	`getNext()`	Return the next reference in the chain, or `null` if none.
`void`	`release()`	Release this entry and ensure that it will be returned from `ReferenceManager#pollForPurge()`.

- Method Detail
  - get
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@Nullable
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry<K,V> get()
```
    Return the referenced entry, or null if the entry is no longer available.
  - getHash
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int getHash()
```
    Return the hash for the reference.
  - getNext
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@Nullable
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V> getNext()
```
    Return the next reference in the chain, or null if none.
  - release
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void release()
```
    Release this entry and ensure that it will be returned from ReferenceManager#pollForPurge().