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Added in API level 1

public class

WeakHashMap

extends AbstractMap <K, V>
implements Map <K, V>

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.AbstractMap <K, V>
	↳	java.util.WeakHashMap<K, V>

Class Overview

WeakHashMap is an implementation of Map with keys which are WeakReferences. A key/value mapping is removed when the key is no longer referenced. All optional operations (adding and removing) are supported. Keys and values can be any objects. Note that the garbage collector acts similar to a second thread on this collection, possibly removing keys.

Summary

Public Constructors
	WeakHashMap () Constructs a new empty `WeakHashMap` instance.
	WeakHashMap (int capacity) Constructs a new `WeakHashMap` instance with the specified capacity.
	WeakHashMap (int capacity, float loadFactor) Constructs a new `WeakHashMap` instance with the specified capacity and load factor.
	)">WeakHashMap ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map) Constructs a new `WeakHashMap` instance containing the mappings from the specified map.

Public Methods
void	clear () Removes all mappings from this map, leaving it empty.
boolean	containsKey ( Object key) Returns whether this map contains the specified key.
boolean	containsValue ( Object value) Returns whether this map contains the specified value.
Set < Entry <K, V>>	entrySet () Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map.
V	get ( Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
boolean	isEmpty () Returns the number of elements in this map.
Set <K>	keySet () Returns a set of the keys contained in this map.
V	put (K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value.
void	)">putAll ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies all the mappings in the given map to this map.
V	remove ( Object key) Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.
int	size () Returns the number of elements in this map.
Collection <V>	values () Returns a collection of the values contained in this map.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.util.AbstractMap

void	clear () Removes all elements from this `Map` , leaving it empty. This implementation calls `entrySet().clear()` .
Object	clone () Creates and returns a copy of this `Object` .
boolean	containsKey ( Object key) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified key. This implementation iterates its key set, looking for a key that `key` equals.
boolean	containsValue ( Object value) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified value. This implementation iterates its entry set, looking for an entry with a value that `value` equals.
abstract Set < Entry <K, V>>	entrySet () Returns a `Set` containing all of the mappings in this `Map` .
boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal. This implementation first checks the structure of `object` .
V	get ( Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key. This implementation iterates its entry set, looking for an entry with a key that `key` equals.
int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for this object. This implementation iterates its entry set, summing the hashcodes of its entries.
boolean	isEmpty () Returns whether this map is empty. This implementation compares `size()` to 0.
Set <K>	keySet () Returns a set of the keys contained in this `Map` . This implementation returns a view that calls through this to map.
V	put (K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value. This base implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` .
void	)">putAll ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies every mapping in the specified `Map` to this `Map` . This implementation iterates through `map` 's entry set, calling `put()` for each.
V	remove ( Object key) Removes a mapping with the specified key from this `Map` . This implementation iterates its entry set, removing the entry with a key that `key` equals.
int	size () Returns the number of mappings in this `Map` . This implementation returns its entry set's size.
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. This implementation composes a string by iterating its entry set.
Collection <V>	values () Returns a `Collection` of the values contained in this `Map` . This implementation returns a view that calls through this to map.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone () Creates and returns a copy of this `Object` .
boolean	equals ( Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize () Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class <?>	getClass () Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify () Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll () Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait () Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait (long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait (long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

From interface java.util.Map

abstract void	clear () Removes all elements from this `Map` , leaving it empty.
abstract boolean	containsKey ( Object key) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified key.
abstract boolean	containsValue ( Object value) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified value.
abstract Set < Entry <K, V>>	entrySet () Returns a `Set` containing all of the mappings in this `Map` .
abstract boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns `true` if the specified object is a `Map` and both `Map` s contain the same mappings.
abstract V	get ( Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
abstract int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
abstract boolean	isEmpty () Returns whether this map is empty.
abstract Set <K>	keySet () Returns a set of the keys contained in this `Map` .
abstract V	put (K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value.
abstract void	)">putAll ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies every mapping in the specified `Map` to this `Map` .
abstract V	remove ( Object key) Removes a mapping with the specified key from this `Map` .
abstract int	size () Returns the number of mappings in this `Map` .
abstract Collection <V>	values () Returns a `Collection` of the values contained in this `Map` .

Public Constructors

public WeakHashMap ()

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new empty WeakHashMap instance.

public WeakHashMap (int capacity)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity.

Parameters

capacity	the initial capacity of this map.

Throws

IllegalArgumentException	if the capacity is less than zero.

public WeakHashMap (int capacity, float loadFactor)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance with the specified capacity and load factor.

Parameters

capacity	the initial capacity of this map.
loadFactor	the initial load factor.

Throws

IllegalArgumentException	if the capacity is less than zero or the load factor is less or equal to zero.

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public WeakHashMap ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new WeakHashMap instance containing the mappings from the specified map.

Parameters

map	the mappings to add.

Public Methods

public void clear ()

Added in API level 1

Removes all mappings from this map, leaving it empty.

public boolean containsKey ( Object key)

Added in API level 1

Returns whether this map contains the specified key.

Parameters

key	the key to search for.

Returns

true if this map contains the specified key, false otherwise.

public boolean containsValue ( Object value)

Added in API level 1

Returns whether this map contains the specified value.

Parameters

value	the value to search for.

Returns

true if this map contains the specified value, false otherwise.

public Set < Entry <K, V>> entrySet ()

Added in API level 1

Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map. Each mapping is an instance of Map.Entry . As the set is backed by this map, changes in one will be reflected in the other. It does not support adding operations.

Returns

a set of the mappings.

public V get ( Object key)

Added in API level 1

Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.

Parameters

key	the key.

Returns

the value of the mapping with the specified key, or null if no mapping for the specified key is found.

public boolean isEmpty ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the number of elements in this map.

Returns

the number of elements in this map.

public Set <K> keySet ()

Added in API level 1

Returns a set of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The set does not support adding.

Returns

a set of the keys.

public V put (K key, V value)

Added in API level 1

Maps the specified key to the specified value.

Parameters

key	the key.
value	the value.

Returns

the value of any previous mapping with the specified key or null if there was no mapping.

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public void putAll ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Added in API level 1

Copies all the mappings in the given map to this map. These mappings will replace all mappings that this map had for any of the keys currently in the given map.

Parameters

map	the map to copy mappings from.

Throws

NullPointerException	if `map` is `null` .

public V remove ( Object key)

Added in API level 1

Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.

Parameters

key	the key of the mapping to remove.

Returns

the value of the removed mapping or null if no mapping for the specified key was found.

public int size ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the number of elements in this map.

Returns

the number of elements in this map.

public Collection <V> values ()

Added in API level 1

Returns a collection of the values contained in this map. The collection is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The collection supports remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations, and it does not support add or addAll operations.

This method returns a collection which is the subclass of AbstractCollection. The iterator method of this subclass returns a "wrapper object" over the iterator of map's entrySet(). The size method wraps the map's size method and the contains method wraps the map's containsValue method.

The collection is created when this method is called at first time and returned in response to all subsequent calls. This method may return different Collection when multiple calls to this method, since it has no synchronization performed.

Returns

a collection of the values contained in this map.

Results

Interfaces

Classes

Enums

Exceptions

Errors

WeakHashMap

Class Overview

See Also

Summary

Public Constructors

public WeakHashMap ()

public WeakHashMap (int capacity)

Parameters

Throws

public WeakHashMap (int capacity, float loadFactor)

Parameters

Throws

public WeakHashMap ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Parameters

Public Methods

public void clear ()

See Also

public boolean containsKey ( Object key)

Parameters

Returns

public boolean containsValue ( Object value)

Parameters

Returns

public Set < Entry <K, V>> entrySet ()

Returns

public V get ( Object key)

Parameters

Returns

public boolean isEmpty ()

Returns

public Set <K> keySet ()

Returns

public V put (K key, V value)

Parameters

Returns

public void putAll ( Map <? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Parameters

Throws

public V remove ( Object key)

Parameters

Returns

public int size ()

Returns

public Collection <V> values ()

Returns