org.cpsolver.ifs.util

## Class SoftCache<K,V>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.cpsolver.ifs.util.SoftCache<K,V>

- Type Parameters:
    `K` - key
    `V` - value
  All Implemented Interfaces:
    Map<K,V>

      public class SoftCache<K,V>
      extends Object
      implements Map<K,V>

  Simple table cache (key, value) using java soft references.
  Version:
    IFS 1.3 (Iterative Forward Search)
    Copyright (C) 2006 - 2014 Tomáš Müller
    muller@unitime.org
    http://muller.unitime.org
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `SoftCache()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `cleanDeallocated()`
    `void` | `clear()`
    `boolean` | `containsKey(Object key)`
    `boolean` | `containsValue(Object value)`
    `Set<Map.Entry<K,V>>` | `entrySet()`
    `V` | `get(Object key)`
    `boolean` | `isEmpty()`
    `Set<K>` | `keySet()`
    `V` | `put(K key, V value)`
    `void` | `putAll(Map<? extends K,? extends V> map)`
    `Object` | `putSoft(K key, V value)`
    `Object` | `putWeak(K key, V value)`
    `V` | `remove(Object key)`
    `int` | `size()`
    `static void` | `test()`
    `Collection<V>` | `values()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

      `compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, equals, forEach, getOrDefault, hashCode, merge, putIfAbsent, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SoftCache

          public SoftCache()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isEmpty

          public boolean isEmpty()

      Specified by:
        `isEmpty` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### clear

          public void clear()

      Specified by:
        `clear` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### containsKey

          public boolean containsKey(Object key)

      Specified by:
        `containsKey` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### containsValue

          public boolean containsValue(Object value)

      Specified by:
        `containsValue` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### get

          public V get(Object key)

      Specified by:
        `get` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### remove

          public V remove(Object key)

      Specified by:
        `remove` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### put

          public V put(K key,
                       V value)

      Specified by:
        `put` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### putSoft

          public Object putSoft(K key,
                                V value)

    - #### putWeak

          public Object putWeak(K key,
                                V value)

    - #### putAll

          public void putAll(Map<? extends K,? extends V> map)

      Specified by:
        `putAll` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### size

          public int size()

      Specified by:
        `size` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### keySet

          public Set<K> keySet()

      Specified by:
        `keySet` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### values

          public Collection<V> values()

      Specified by:
        `values` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### entrySet

          public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet()

      Specified by:
        `entrySet` in interface `Map<K,V>`

    - #### cleanDeallocated

          public void cleanDeallocated()

    - #### test

          public static void test()