com.bea.cache.jcache
Interface CacheEntry

public interface CacheEntry

extends java.util.Map.Entry

Represents a key value pair stored in the Cache. This interface adds a few methods Map.Entry to provide some statistical information to the user. All the time values returned are measured like System.currentTimeMillis(). The time is measured in milliseconds from the midnight of January 1, 1970 UTC.

Method Summary

long	getCreationTime() The time this cache entry was created
long	getExpirationTime() The time when this entry will expire
long	getLastAccessTime() The time this entry was last accessed.
long	getLastUpdateTime() The time this entry was last updated

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

equals, getKey, getValue, hashCode, setValue

Method Detail

getCreationTime

public long getCreationTime()

The time this cache entry was created

getLastAccessTime

public long getLastAccessTime()

The time this entry was last accessed. This is greater than or equals to the update time

getLastUpdateTime

public long getLastUpdateTime()

The time this entry was last updated

getExpirationTime

public long getExpirationTime()

The time when this entry will expire