Enum Constant Detail

• PHANTOM

  public static final Link.Type PHANTOM

  This reference type clears the target of a link according to the terms and conditions for a PhantomReference.

• SOFT

  public static final Link.Type SOFT

  This reference type clears the target of a link according to the terms and conditions for a SoftReference.

• STRONG

  public static final Link.Type STRONG

  This reference type never clears the target of a link.

• WEAK

  public static final Link.Type WEAK

  This reference type clears the target of a link according to the terms and conditions for a WeakReference.

Method Detail

• newLink

  public <T> Link<T> newLink(T target)

  Returns a new typed link to the given nullable target.

• valueOf

  public static Link.Type valueOf(String name)

  Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

  Returns:

  the enum constant with the specified name

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

  NullPointerException - if the argument is null

• values

  public static Link.Type[] values()

  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

  for (Link.Type c : Link.Type.values())
      System.out.println(c);
  

  Returns:

  an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared