WeakishReference (Apache Ant API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tools.ant.util.WeakishReference

Direct Known Subclasses:

WeakishReference.HardReference
```
@Deprecated
public class WeakishReference
extends java.lang.Object
```
Deprecated.
deprecated 1.7; will be removed in Ant1.8 Just use WeakReference directly.

These classes are part of some code to reduce memory leaks by only retaining weak references to things on Java1.2+, and yet still work (with leaky hard references) on Java1.1. Now that Ant is 1.2+ only, life is simpler and none of the classes are needed any more. They are only retained in case a third-party task uses them

Since:

ant1.6

See Also:

WeakishReference12

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class WeakishReference.HardReference
Deprecated.
since 1.7.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static WeakishReference`	`createReference(java.lang.Object object)`	Deprecated. create the appropriate type of reference for the java version
`java.lang.Object`	`get()`	Deprecated. Returns this reference object's referent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - get
```
public java.lang.Object get()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns this reference object's referent. If this reference object has been cleared, then this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The object to which this reference refers, or null if this reference object has been cleared.
  - createReference
```
public static WeakishReference createReference(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    create the appropriate type of reference for the java version
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object that the reference will refer to.
    
    Returns:
    
    reference to the Object.