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Class WeakReference

public class WeakReference {
  // Constructors
  public WeakReference(Object referent)
  // Methods
  public synchronized Object getReferent()
  public synchronized void finalize()
}

Implements a weak reference to an object. A weak reference tracks an object without preventing it from being garbage collected.

Constructors

WeakReference

public WeakReference(Object referent)

Constructs a weak reference to a specified object.

Parameter	Description
referent	the object to track

Methods

finalize

public synchronized void finalize()

Finalizes the weak reference instance. The referent is no longer tracked.

getReferent

public synchronized Object getReferent()

Returns the current object being tracked.

Return Value:

Returns the object being tracked or null if the object was collected.