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/* $Id: SoftReferenceWithKey.java 750418 2009-03-05 11:03:54Z vhennebert $ */

package org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader.util;

import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;

/**
 * Special SoftReference subclass that holds an additional key object that can be used to remove
 * a reference from a Map once the referenced object is collected, for example.
 */
public class SoftReferenceWithKey extends SoftReference {

    private Object key;

    /**
     * Creates a new SoftReference with a key.
     * @param referent object the new soft reference will refer to
     * @param key the key object
     * @param q queue the soft reference is registered with
     */
    public SoftReferenceWithKey(Object referent, Object key, ReferenceQueue q) {
        super(referent, q);
        this.key = key;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the key associated with this reference.
     * @return the key
     */
    public Object getKey() {
        return this.key;
    }

}