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WeakReference

public class WeakReference
extends Reference<T>

java.lang.Object
↳	java.lang.ref.Reference<T>
	↳	java.lang.ref.WeakReference<T>

Weak reference objects, which do not prevent their referents from being made finalizable, finalized, and then reclaimed. Weak references are most often used to implement canonicalizing mappings.

Suppose that the garbage collector determines at a certain point in time that an object is weakly reachable. At that time it will atomically clear all weak references to that object and all weak references to any other weakly-reachable objects from which that object is reachable through a chain of strong and soft references. At the same time it will declare all of the formerly weakly-reachable objects to be finalizable. At the same time or at some later time it will enqueue those newly-cleared weak references that are registered with reference queues.

Summary

Public constructors
`WeakReference(T referent)` Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object.
`WeakReference(T referent, ReferenceQueue<? super T> q)` Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object and is registered with the given queue.

Inherited methods

From class


  
    java.lang.ref.Reference

From class


  
    java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long millis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long millis)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

Public constructors

WeakReference

Added in API level 1

WeakReference (T referent)

Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object. The new reference is not registered with any queue.

Parameters
`referent`	`T`: object the new weak reference will refer to

WeakReference

Added in API level 1

WeakReference (T referent, 
                ReferenceQueue<? super T> q)

Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object and is registered with the given queue.

Parameters
`referent`	`T`: object the new weak reference will refer to
`q`	`ReferenceQueue`: the queue with which the reference is to be registered, or `null` if registration is not required