org.gjt.rec.cache
Interface CacheElementSource

public interface CacheElementSource

The interface implemented by objects that provide cache elements to a cache.

Author:

Neil Stockbridge

See Also:

Cache

Field Summary

static String

REVISION

Method Summary

Object

element(Object id) Obtains a cache element given the id of that element.

Field Detail

REVISION

public static final String REVISION

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

element

public Object element(Object id)

Obtains a cache element given the id of that element.

Parameters:

id - an id that uniquely identifies the element required by the cache.

Returns:

the element identified by the supplied id. this method should never return null.