SoftReferenceCache (biojava-legacy 1.9.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.biojava.utils.cache.SoftReferenceCache

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cache
```
public class SoftReferenceCache
extends Object
implements Cache
```
Cache which is cleared according to memory pressure. This is simply a wrapper around java.lang.ref.SoftReference, and the performance will depend on the behaviour of SoftReference on your platform.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Thomas Down

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  SoftReferenceCache()
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  CacheReference makeReference(Object o)
  Construct a temporary reference to an object.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SoftReferenceCache
```
public SoftReferenceCache()
```
- Method Detail
  - makeReference
```
public CacheReference makeReference(Object o)
```
    Description copied from interface: Cache
    
    Construct a temporary reference to an object. The reference persists until it becomes dereferenced itself, it is explicitly cleared by the user, or the cache determines that it is a candidate for disposal.
    
    Specified by:
    
    makeReference in interface Cache