/**
* Returns a <code>Collection</code> that contains a copy of all cache entries.
*
* @return a <code>Collection</code> with a copy of the cache content.
*/
public synchronized Collection<Map.Entry<K, V>> getAll() {
return new ArrayList<Map.Entry<K, V>>(map.entrySet());
}
/**
* Returns the number of used entries in the cache.
*
* @return the number of entries currently in the cache.
*/
public synchronized int usedEntries() {
return map.size();
}
/**
* Adds an entry to this cache. The new entry becomes the MRU (most recently used) entry. If an
* entry with the specified key already exists in the cache, it is replaced by the new entry. If
* the cache is full, the LRU (least recently used) entry is removed from the cache.
*
* @param key the key with which the specified value is to be associated.
* @param value a value to be associated with the specified key.
*/
public synchronized void put(K key, V value) {
map.put(key, value);
}
/** Clears the cache. */
public synchronized void clear() {
map.clear();
}
/**
* Retrieves an entry from the cache.<br>
* The retrieved entry becomes the MRU (most recently used) entry.
*
* @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned.
* @return the value associated to this key, or null if no value with this key exists in the
* cache.
*/
public synchronized V get(K key) {
return map.get(key);
}