Moving modules around so the runtime is under one master pom and can be built without building other modules that are in the repository
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26 package java.lang.ref;
30 * Weak reference objects, which do not prevent their referents from being
31 * made finalizable, finalized, and then reclaimed. Weak references are most
32 * often used to implement canonicalizing mappings.
34 * <p> Suppose that the garbage collector determines at a certain point in time
35 * that an object is <a href="package-summary.html#reachability">weakly
36 * reachable</a>. At that time it will atomically clear all weak references to
37 * that object and all weak references to any other weakly-reachable objects
38 * from which that object is reachable through a chain of strong and soft
39 * references. At the same time it will declare all of the formerly
40 * weakly-reachable objects to be finalizable. At the same time or at some
41 * later time it will enqueue those newly-cleared weak references that are
42 * registered with reference queues.
44 * @author Mark Reinhold
48 public class WeakReference<T> extends Reference<T> {
51 * Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object. The new
52 * reference is not registered with any queue.
54 * @param referent object the new weak reference will refer to
56 public WeakReference(T referent) {
61 * Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object and is
62 * registered with the given queue.
64 * @param referent object the new weak reference will refer to
65 * @param q the queue with which the reference is to be registered,
66 * or <tt>null</tt> if registration is not required
68 public WeakReference(T referent, ReferenceQueue<? super T> q) {