ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference (hotswap-agent-core 2.0.0 API)

Enclosing class:

ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<K,V>
```
protected static interface ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V>
```
A reference to an ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry contained in the map. Implementations are usually wrappers around specific Java reference implementations (e.g., SoftReference).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry<K,V>`	`get()`	Returns the referenced entry or `null` if the entry is no longer available.
`int`	`getHash()`	Returns the hash for the reference.
`ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V>`	`getNext()`	Returns the next reference in the chain or `null`
`void`	`release()`	Release this entry and ensure that it will be returned from `ReferenceManager#pollForPurge()`.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry<K,V> get()
```
    Returns the referenced entry or null if the entry is no longer available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the entry or null
  - getHash
```
int getHash()
```
    Returns the hash for the reference.
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash
  - getNext
```
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V> getNext()
```
    Returns the next reference in the chain or null
    
    Returns:
    
    the next reference of null
  - release
```
void release()
```
    Release this entry and ensure that it will be returned from ReferenceManager#pollForPurge().