net.automatalib.commons.util.ref

Class Refs

java.lang.Object

net.automatalib.commons.util.ref.Refs

public abstract class Refs
extends Object

Utility functions for dealing with references.

Author:

Malte Isberner

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> StrongRef<T>	strong(T referent) Creates a strong reference to the given referent.
static <T> WeakRef<T>	weak(T referent) Creates a weak reference to the given referent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

strong

public static <T> StrongRef<T> strong(T referent)

Creates a strong reference to the given referent.

Parameters:

referent - the referent.

Returns:

a strong reference to the referent.

weak

public static <T> WeakRef<T> weak(T referent)

Creates a weak reference to the given referent.

Parameters:

referent - the referent.

Returns:

a weak reference to the referent.