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package sun.applet;

import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
import sun.awt.image.URLImageSource;
import java.net.URL;

@Deprecated(since = "9")
class AppletImageRef {
    private SoftReference<Image> soft = null;

    URL url;

    
Returns a pointer to the object referenced by this Ref. If the object has been thrown away by the garbage collector, it will be reconstituted. This method does everything necessary to ensure that the garbage collector throws things away in Least Recently Used(LRU) order. Applications should never override this method. The get() method effectively caches calls to reconstitute().
/** * Returns a pointer to the object referenced by this Ref. If the object * has been thrown away by the garbage collector, it will be * reconstituted. This method does everything necessary to ensure that the garbage * collector throws things away in Least Recently Used(LRU) order. Applications should * never override this method. The get() method effectively caches calls to * reconstitute(). */
public synchronized Image get() { Image t = check(); if (t == null) { t = reconstitute(); setThing(t); } return t; }
Create the Ref
/** * Create the Ref */
AppletImageRef(URL url) { this.url = url; }
Flushes the cached object. Forces the next invocation of get() to invoke reconstitute().
/** * Flushes the cached object. Forces the next invocation of get() to * invoke reconstitute(). */
public synchronized void flush() { SoftReference<Image> s = soft; if (s != null) s.clear(); soft = null; }
Sets the thing to the specified object.
Params:
  • thing – the specified object
/** * Sets the thing to the specified object. * @param thing the specified object */
public synchronized void setThing(Image thing) { flush(); soft = new SoftReference<>(thing); }
Checks to see what object is being pointed at by this Ref and returns it.
/** * Checks to see what object is being pointed at by this Ref and returns it. */
public synchronized Image check() { SoftReference<Image> s = soft; if (s == null) return null; return s.get(); }
Reconsitute the image. Only called when the ref has been flushed.
/** * Reconsitute the image. Only called when the ref has been flushed. */
public Image reconstitute() { Image img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage(new URLImageSource(url)); return img; } }