net.sf.ehcache
Class Element

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.ehcache.Element

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Element

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

A Cache Element, consisting of a key, value and attributes.

Version:

$Id: Element.java,v 1.9 2003/12/04 05:39:11 gregluck Exp $

Author:

Greg Luck

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Element(java.io.Serializable key, java.io.Serializable value)
Constructor

Element(java.io.Serializable key, java.io.Serializable value, long version)
A full constructor.

Method Summary

long	getCreationTime() Gets the creationTime attribute of the ElementAttributes object
long	getHitCount() Gets the hit count on this element.
java.io.Serializable	getKey() Gets the key attribute of the Element object
long	getLastAccessTime() Gets the last access time.
java.io.Serializable	getValue() Gets the value attribute of the Element object
long	getVersion() Gets the version attribute of the ElementAttributes object
int	hashCode() Description of the Method
void	resetAccessStatistics() Resets the hit count to 0 and the last access time to 0
void	setCreateTime() Sets the creationTime attribute of the ElementAttributes object
void	setVersion(long version) Sets the version attribute of the ElementAttributes object
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation of the Element
void	updateAccessStatistics() Sets the previous to last access time to the last access time, and the last access time to now.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Element

public Element(java.io.Serializable key,
               java.io.Serializable value,
               long version)

A full constructor.

Creation time is set to the current time. Last Access Time and Previous To Last Access Time are not set.

Element

public Element(java.io.Serializable key,
               java.io.Serializable value)

Constructor

Parameters:

key -

value -

Method Detail

getKey

public java.io.Serializable getKey()

Gets the key attribute of the Element object

Returns:

The key value

getValue

public java.io.Serializable getValue()

Gets the value attribute of the Element object

Returns:

The value value

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Description of the Method

setVersion

public void setVersion(long version)

Sets the version attribute of the ElementAttributes object

Parameters:

version - The new version value

getCreationTime

public long getCreationTime()

Gets the creationTime attribute of the ElementAttributes object

Returns:

The creationTime value

setCreateTime

public void setCreateTime()

Sets the creationTime attribute of the ElementAttributes object

getVersion

public long getVersion()

Gets the version attribute of the ElementAttributes object

Returns:

The version value

getLastAccessTime

public long getLastAccessTime()

Gets the last access time. Access means get or put. So a newly created Element will have a last access time equal to its create time.

getHitCount

public long getHitCount()

Gets the hit count on this element.

resetAccessStatistics

public void resetAccessStatistics()

Resets the hit count to 0 and the last access time to 0

updateAccessStatistics

public void updateAccessStatistics()

Sets the previous to last access time to the last access time, and the last access time to now.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the Element