Cache.MutableEntry (WSO2 Carbon - JSR 107 API 4.7.0-m9 API)

Type Parameters:

K -

V -

All Superinterfaces:

Cache.Entry<K,V>

Enclosing interface:

Cache<K,V>
```
public static interface Cache.MutableEntry<K,V>
extends Cache.Entry<K,V>
```
An accessor and mutator to the underlying Cache

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`exists()`	Checks for the existence of the entry in the cache
`void`	`remove()`	Removes the entry from the Cache
`void`	`setValue(V value)`	Sets or replaces the value associated with the key If `exists()` is false and setValue is called then a mapping is added to the cache visible once the EntryProcessor completes.

Methods inherited from interface javax.cache.Cache.Entry
getKey, getValue

- Method Detail
  - exists
```
boolean exists()
```
    Checks for the existence of the entry in the cache
    
    Returns:
  - remove
```
void remove()
```
    Removes the entry from the Cache
  - setValue
```
void setValue(V value)
```
    Sets or replaces the value associated with the key If exists() is false and setValue is called then a mapping is added to the cache visible once the EntryProcessor completes. Moreover a second invocation of exists() will return true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to update the entry with