Package org.apache.oro.util
Interface Cache
- All Known Implementing Classes:
CacheFIFO
,CacheFIFO2
,CacheLRU
,CacheRandom
,GenericCache
public interface Cache
An interface defining the basic functions of a cache.
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- 2.0.8
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
addElement
(Object key, Object value) int
capacity()
Returns the maximum number of elements that can be cached at one time.getElement
(Object key) int
size()
Returns the number of elements in the cache, not to be confused with thecapacity()
which returns the number of elements that can be held in the cache at one time.
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Method Details
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addElement
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getElement
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size
int size()Returns the number of elements in the cache, not to be confused with thecapacity()
which returns the number of elements that can be held in the cache at one time.- Returns:
- The current size of the cache (i.e., the number of elements currently cached).
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capacity
int capacity()Returns the maximum number of elements that can be cached at one time.- Returns:
- The maximum number of elements that can be cached at one time.
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