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Class java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue

public class ReferenceQueue

extends Object

Reference queues, to which registered reference objects are appended by the garbage collector after the appropriate reachability changes are detected.

Since:

JDK1.2

See Also:

Reference

Constructor Summary

ReferenceQueue()
Construct a new reference-object queue.

Method Summary

Reference	poll() Poll this queue to see if a reference object is available, immediately returning one if so.
Reference	remove() Remove the next reference object in this queue, blocking until one becomes available.
Reference	remove(long timeout) Remove the next reference object in this queue, blocking until either one becomes available or the given timeout period expires.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait

Constructor Detail

ReferenceQueue

public ReferenceQueue()

Construct a new reference-object queue.

Method Detail

poll

public Reference poll()

Poll this queue to see if a reference object is available, immediately returning one if so. If the queue is empty, this method immediately returns null.

Returns:

A reference, if one was immediately available, otherwise null.

remove

public Reference remove(long timeout)
                 throws IllegalArgumentException,
                        InterruptedException

Remove the next reference object in this queue, blocking until either one becomes available or the given timeout period expires.

Parameters:

timeout - If positive, block for up timeout milliseconds while waiting for a reference to be added to this queue. If zero, block indefinitely.

Returns:

A reference, if one was available within the specified timeout period, otherwise null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the value of the timeout argument is negative

InterruptedException - If the timeout wait is interrupted

remove

public Reference remove()
                 throws InterruptedException

Remove the next reference object in this queue, blocking until one becomes available.

Throws:

InterruptedException - If the wait is interrupted