org.simpleframework.xml.core.ConstructorCache Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* ConstructorCache.java July 2006
*
* Copyright (C) 2006, Niall Gallagher
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
* Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package org.simpleframework.xml.core;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
/**
* The ConstructorCache object is a typed hash map used
* to store the constructors used in converting a primitive type to
* a primitive value using a string. This cache is used to reduce the
* time taken to convert the primitives by reducing the amount of
* reflection required and eliminate type resolution.
*
* @author Niall Gallagher
*
* @see org.simpleframework.xml.core.PrimitiveFactory
*/
class ConstructorCache extends ConcurrentHashMap {
/**
* Constructor for the ConstructorCache object. It
* is used to create a typed hash table that can be used to map
* the constructors used to convert strings to primitive types.
* If the class is unloaded then the cached constructor is lost.
*/
public ConstructorCache() {
super();
}
}