Class ReferenceQueue<T>

public class ReferenceQueue<T>
extends Object

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

Since:
1.2

Constructors

Constructor Description
ReferenceQueue()

Constructs a new reference-object queue.

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
Reference<? extends T> poll()

Polls this queue to see if a reference object is available.
Reference<? extends T> remove()

Removes the next reference object in this queue, blocking until one becomes available.
Reference<? extends T> remove​(long timeout)

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructors

ReferenceQueue

public ReferenceQueue()

Constructs a new reference-object queue.

Methods

poll

public Reference<? extends T> poll()

Polls this queue to see if a reference object is available. If one is available without further delay then it is removed from the queue and returned. Otherwise this method immediately returns null.

Returns:
A reference object, if one was immediately available, otherwise null

remove

public Reference<? extends T> remove(long timeout)
                              throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                     InterruptedException

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

This method does not offer real-time guarantees: It schedules the timeout as if by invoking the Object.wait(long) method.

Parameters:
timeout - If positive, block for up to timeout milliseconds while waiting for a reference to be added to this queue. If zero, block indefinitely.
Returns:
A reference object, 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<? extends T> remove()
                              throws InterruptedException

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

Returns:
A reference object, blocking until one becomes available
Throws:
InterruptedException - If the wait is interrupted

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