ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference (Aspectran API Reference (6.0.0-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

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