Javadoc: ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference (spring-core 3.2.10.RELEASE 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

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