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package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.identitymaps;

import java.lang.ref.*;

/**
 * Purpose: Container class for storing objects in an IdentityMap.
 * The soft cache key uses a soft reference to allow garbage collection of its object.
 * The cache key itself however will remain and thus should cleaned up every now and then.
 * 
Responsibilities:

 *  Hold key and object.
 * 
 Maintain and update the current writeLockValue.
 * 
 * @author James Sutherland
 * @since TopLink 11g
 */
public class SoftCacheKey extends WeakCacheKey {
    /**
     * Initialize the newly allocated instance of this class.
     * @param primaryKey contains values extracted from the object
     * @param writeLockValue is the write lock value, null if optimistic locking not being used for this object.
     * @param readTime the time EclipseLInk read the cache key
     */
    public SoftCacheKey(Object primaryKey, Object object, Object writeLockValue, long readTime, boolean isIsolated) {
        super(primaryKey, object, writeLockValue, readTime, isIsolated);
    }

    public void setObject(Object object) {
        this.reference = new SoftReference(object);
    }
}