LRUCache (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.LRUCache<K,V>

```
public class LRUCache<K,V>
extends Object
```
An LRU cache, based on LinkedHashMap. Synthesized and simplified from various published examples of the genre. The methods are not synchronized.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`LRUCache(int cacheSize)`	Creates a new LRU cache.
`LRUCache(int cacheSize, boolean concurrent)`	Creates a new LRU cache, with the option of making it thread-safe

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Clear the cache
`V`	`get(K key)`	Retrieves an entry from the cache. The retrieved entry becomes the most recently used entry.
`void`	`put(K key, V value)`	Adds an entry to this cache.
`int`	`size()`	Get the number of entries in the cache

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LRUCache
```
public LRUCache(int cacheSize)
```
    Creates a new LRU cache.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cacheSize - the maximum number of entries that will be kept in this cache.
  - LRUCache
```
public LRUCache(int cacheSize,
                boolean concurrent)
```
    Creates a new LRU cache, with the option of making it thread-safe
    
    Parameters:
    
    cacheSize - the maximum number of entries that will be kept in this cache.
    
    concurrent - set to true if concurrent access is required, so that access will be synchronized
- Method Detail
  - get
```
public V get(K key)
```
    Retrieves an entry from the cache.
    The retrieved entry becomes the most recently used entry.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key whose associated value is to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value associated to this key, or null if no value with this key exists in the cache.
  - put
```
public void put(K key,
                V value)
```
    Adds an entry to this cache. If the cache is full, the LRU (least recently used) entry is dropped.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key with which the specified value is to be associated.
    
    value - a value to be associated with the specified key.
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    Clear the cache
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Get the number of entries in the cache
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of entries