javax.swing.text
Class SegmentCache

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--javax.swing.text.SegmentCache

class SegmentCache

extends Object

SegmentCache caches Segments to avoid continually creating and destroying of Segments. A common use of this class would be:

   Segment segment = segmentCache.getSegment();
   // do something with segment
   ...
   segmentCache.releaseSegment(segment);
 

Version:

1.3 12/03/01

Field Summary

private List	segments A list of the currently unused Segments.
private static SegmentCache	sharedCache A global cache.

Constructor Summary

SegmentCache()
Creates and returns a SegmentCache.

Method Summary

Segment	getSegment() Returns a Segment.
static SegmentCache	getSharedInstance() Returns the shared SegmentCache.
static Segment	getSharedSegment() A convenience method to get a Segment from the shared SegmentCache.
void	releaseSegment(Segment segment) Releases a Segment.
static void	releaseSharedSegment(Segment segment) A convenience method to release a Segment to the shared SegmentCache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

sharedCache

private static SegmentCache sharedCache

A global cache.

segments

private List segments

A list of the currently unused Segments.

Constructor Detail

SegmentCache

public SegmentCache()

Creates and returns a SegmentCache.

Method Detail

getSharedInstance

public static SegmentCache getSharedInstance()

Returns the shared SegmentCache.

getSharedSegment

public static Segment getSharedSegment()

A convenience method to get a Segment from the shared SegmentCache.

releaseSharedSegment

public static void releaseSharedSegment(Segment segment)

A convenience method to release a Segment to the shared SegmentCache.

getSegment

public Segment getSegment()

Returns a Segment. When done, the Segment should be recycled by invoking releaseSegment.

releaseSegment

public void releaseSegment(Segment segment)

Releases a Segment. You should not use a Segment after you release it, and you should NEVER release the same Segment more than once, eg:

   segmentCache.releaseSegment(segment);
   segmentCache.releaseSegment(segment);
 

Will likely result in very bad things happening!