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package com.google.inject.internal.util;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
/**
* Soft reference with a {@code finalizeReferent()} method which a background
* thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent. This is a
* simpler alternative to using a {@link java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue}.
*
* @author Bob Lee
*/
public abstract class FinalizableSoftReference extends SoftReference
implements FinalizableReference {
/**
* Consructs a new finalizable soft reference.
*
* @param referent to softly reference
* @param queue that should finalize the referent
*/
protected FinalizableSoftReference(T referent,
FinalizableReferenceQueue queue) {
super(referent, queue.queue);
queue.cleanUp();
}
}