public class Maps
extends java.lang.Object
Map 
 interface which address various usage scenarios.
 
 Most of the concrete map classes provided here extend, directly or 
 indirectly, the abstract class Maps.AbstractHashMap, which provides a 
 more extensible replacement for HashMap. These concrete
 classes are the following:
 
Maps.StrongHashMap A standard hash map: a direct but more extensible
 replacement for HashMap.
 Maps.SoftHashMap A hash map with softly-referenced values.
 Maps.WeakHashMap A hash map with weakly-referenced values.
 Maps.StrongLinkedHashMap A standard linked hash map: a direct but more
 extensible replacement for LinkedHashMap.
 Maps.SoftLinkedHashMap A linked hash map with softly-referenced values.
 Maps.WeakLinkedHashMap A linked hash map with weakly-referenced values.
 Maps.CacheMap A linked hash map specialized for caching that delegates
 its caching policy to a Maps.CacheStrategy supplied to the constructor.
 Maps.ManagedCacheMap A cache map that also an MBean and can be
 remotely monitored by a JMX client.
 
 For Maps.CacheMap, the following concrete Maps.CacheStrategy
 implementations are provided:
 
Maps.UnboundedCacheStrategy A strategy for an unbounded cache
 (effectively, a plain linked hash map).
 Maps.BoundedLruCacheStrategy A strategy for a bounded LRU cache.
 Maps.TimedLruCacheStrategy A strategy for a timed, bounded LRU cache.
 | Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
static class  | 
Maps.AbstractHashMap<K,V,E extends Maps.BaseEntry<K,V>>
An abstract, but nearly complete, implementation of the  
Map
 interface that is functionally equivalent to HashMap
 but that allows subclasses to do any or all of the following:
 
 control the concrete class of Map.Entry instances used so
 long as they extend Maps.BaseEntry (see Maps.AbstractHashMap.createEntry(int, K, V, E));
 override the calculation of hashCode and equals for all keys (see
 Maps.AbstractHashMap.keyHashCode(java.lang.Object) and Maps.AbstractHashMap.keyEquals(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object));
 override the calculation of hashCode and equals for all values (see
 Maps.AbstractHashMap.valueHashCode(java.lang.Object) and Maps.AbstractHashMap.valueEquals(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object));
 track when the map is constructed, initialized, and changed (see 
 Maps.AbstractHashMap.mapConstructed(), Maps.AbstractHashMap.mapInitialized(), and Maps.AbstractHashMap.mapChanged()). | 
static class  | 
Maps.AbstractLinkedHashMap<K,V,E extends Maps.LinkedEntry<K,V>>
An abstract, but nearly complete, implementation of the  
Map
 interface that is functionally equivalent to LinkedHashMap
 but is based on Maps.AbstractHashMap and allows subclasses the same
 customization options. | 
static interface  | 
Maps.BaseEntry<K,V>
The extended  
Map.Entry interface required by 
 Maps.AbstractHashMap for its entries. | 
static class  | 
Maps.BoundedLruCacheStrategy<K,V>
A bounded size LRU (least recently used) cache strategy. 
 | 
static class  | 
Maps.CacheMap<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.CacheStrategy<K,V>
An abstract caching strategy for a  
cache map. | 
static class  | 
Maps.EvictedLinkedEntry<K,V>  | 
static interface  | 
Maps.LinkedEntry<K,V>
The  
Map.Entry (and Maps.BaseEntry) extended interface
 required by Maps.AbstractLinkedHashMap for its entries. | 
static class  | 
Maps.ManagedCacheMap<K,V>
A cache map which is an MBean and can be monitored by a JMX client (e.g.,
 JConsole). 
 | 
static interface  | 
Maps.ManagedCacheMapMBean  | 
static class  | 
Maps.SoftEntry<K,V>
An  
Maps.BaseEntry implementation which holds its value with a
 SoftReference. | 
static class  | 
Maps.SoftHashMap<K,V>
An implementation of  
Maps.AbstractHashMap, based on Maps.SoftEntry,
 which holds its values with SoftReferences. | 
static class  | 
Maps.SoftLinkedEntry<K,V>
An  
Maps.LinkedEntry implementation which holds its value with a
 SoftReference. | 
static class  | 
Maps.SoftLinkedHashMap<K,V>
An implementation of  
Maps.AbstractLinkedHashMap, based on Maps.SoftLinkedEntry, which holds its values with SoftReferences. | 
static class  | 
Maps.StrongEntry<K,V>
The default  
Maps.BaseEntry implementation. | 
static class  | 
Maps.StrongHashMap<K,V>
The default implementation of  
Maps.AbstractHashMap, based on Maps.StrongEntry. | 
static class  | 
Maps.StrongLinkedEntry<K,V>
The default  
Maps.LinkedEntry implementation. | 
static class  | 
Maps.StrongLinkedHashMap<K,V>
The default implementation of  
Maps.AbstractLinkedHashMap, based on
 Maps.StrongLinkedEntry. | 
static interface  | 
Maps.TimedEntry<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.TimedEvictedLinkedEntry<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.TimedLruCacheStrategy<K,V>
A timed, bounded size LRU cache strategy. 
 | 
static class  | 
Maps.TimedSoftLinkedEntry<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.TimedStrongLinkedEntry<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.TimedWeakLinkedEntry<K,V>  | 
static class  | 
Maps.UnboundedCacheStrategy<K,V>
An unbounded cache strategy. 
 | 
static class  | 
Maps.WeakEntry<K,V>
An  
Maps.BaseEntry implementation which holds its value with a
 WeakReference. | 
static class  | 
Maps.WeakHashMap<K,V>
An implementation of  
Maps.AbstractHashMap, based on Maps.WeakEntry,
 which holds its values with WeakReferences. | 
static class  | 
Maps.WeakLinkedEntry<K,V>
An  
Maps.LinkedEntry implementation which holds its value with a
 WeakReference. | 
static class  | 
Maps.WeakLinkedHashMap<K,V>
An implementation of  
Maps.AbstractLinkedHashMap, based on Maps.WeakLinkedEntry, which holds its values with WeakReferences. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
Maps()  |