rcx.josx.util
Class Recycler

java.lang.Object
  rcx.josx.util.Recycler

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayRecycler

public abstract class Recycler
extends java.lang.Object

An abstract object recycler. This class should be extended to define the createInstance method for a particular kind of Recyclable.

Note that the caller is expected to provide thread safety for instances of this class.

See Also:

Recyclable

Constructor Summary

Recycler()
Constructs a recycler.

Method Summary

Recyclable	allocate() Attempts to obtain a free object.
void	recycle(Recyclable r) Reclaims a Recyclable previously allocated with the allocate method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Recycler

public Recycler()

Constructs a recycler.

Parameters:

capacity - Maximum number of allocated (non garbage) objects at any given time.

Method Detail

allocate

public final Recyclable allocate()

Attempts to obtain a free object.

Returns:

A Recyclable object reference.

recycle

public final void recycle(Recyclable r)

Reclaims a Recyclable previously allocated with the allocate method. The release method of the Recyclable object is invoked here.