org.jcreme.caches
Interface ModifiableCache

All Superinterfaces:

Cache

All Known Implementing Classes:

AggregateCache

public interface ModifiableCache

extends Cache

This extension of the Cache interface signals the caches that allow a change in the CachePolicy.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

$Author: dbregeon $

Method Summary

void	setReplacementPolicy(CachePolicy policy) This method changes both the storage policy and the inner cache.

Methods inherited from interface org.jcreme.caches.Cache

addCacheListener, clear, getAllObjects, getAllObjects, getCacheListeners, getMap, getMaxSize, getObject, getReplacementPolicy, getSize, registerAllObjects, registerObject, removeCacheListener, setMaxSize, unregisterObject

Method Detail

setReplacementPolicy

public void setReplacementPolicy(CachePolicy policy)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This method changes both the storage policy and the inner cache. All the objects contained in the cache remain under the new policy.

Parameters:

policy - the policy to use to store objects.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - when the policy is null.