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Class jclass.util.JCCache

java.lang.Object
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   +----jclass.util.JCCache

public class JCCache

extends Object

• public int hashCode();
• public boolean equals(Object obj);
• public String toString();

JCCache(int, int)

This is the constructor for JCCache.

addToCache(Object, Object)

This adds a key or item pair to the cache.

getFromCache(Object)

This retrieves the item associated with the key from the cache.

toString()

This converts the cache contents to a large string.

  public JCCache(int bins,
                 int binsize)

This is the constructor for JCCache. Internally, the cache is made up of a nuber of buckets of a certain size. As data is added to the cache, it is added to a bucket based on its hash value.

Parameters:

bins - the number of buckets int the cache

binsize - the length of each bucket

  public final void addToCache(Object key,
                               Object item)

This adds a key or item pair to the cache. If the item is already in the cache, the value is updated.

Parameters:

key - the key object for the cached item

item - the item to add to the cache

  public final Object getFromCache(Object key)

This retrieves the item associated with the key from the cache. If no item is found, getFromCache() returns null.

Parameters:

key - the key object for the cached item

Returns:

cached item

  public final String toString()

This converts the cache contents to a large string. This is useful only for debugging purposes.

Returns:

string for printing

Overrides:

toString in class Object

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