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Reference.javaAPI DocJ2ME CLDC 1.11381Wed Feb 05 15:55:58 GMT 2003java.lang.ref

Reference

public abstract class Reference extends Object
Abstract base class for reference objects. This class defines the operations common to all reference objects. Because reference objects are implemented in close cooperation with the garbage collector, this class may not be subclassed directly.
version
12/19/01 (CLDC 1.1)
author
Mark Reinhold
since
JDK1.2, CLDC 1.1

Fields Summary
private Object
referent
private int
gcReserved
Constructors Summary
Reference(Object referent)

        this.referent = referent;
    
Methods Summary
public voidclear()
Clears this reference object.

        this.referent = null;
    
public java.lang.Objectget()
Returns this reference object's referent. If this reference object has been cleared, either by the program or by the garbage collector, then this method returns null.

return
The object to which this reference refers, or null if this reference object has been cleared

        return this.referent;