uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.session

Class SerialisableSoftReference<T>

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.session.SerialisableSoftReference<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type referenced this should be a primitive type or Serializable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable

public class SerialisableSoftReference<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

A Serializable wrapper that around a SoftReference. optionally the reference can be forced to null by serialisation to limit the amount of data serialised.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerialisableSoftReference()
SerialisableSoftReference(T data)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	getData()
boolean	isForceNullOnSerialise()
void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
void	setData(T data)
void	setForceNullOnSerialise(boolean force_null_on_serialise)
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerialisableSoftReference

public SerialisableSoftReference()

SerialisableSoftReference

public SerialisableSoftReference(T data)

Method Detail

isForceNullOnSerialise

public boolean isForceNullOnSerialise()

Returns:

the force_null_on_serialise

setForceNullOnSerialise

public void setForceNullOnSerialise(boolean force_null_on_serialise)

Parameters:

force_null_on_serialise - the force_null_on_serialise to set

setData

public void setData(T data)

getData

public T getData()

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException