com.novell.util
Class StringCache

java.lang.Object
  com.novell.util.StringCache

public class StringCache

extends Object

A class to cache strings and equate them with unique integers to allow fast comparisons for equality, etc.

Constructor Summary

StringCache()
Construct a StringCache with default Map implementation and default string cache initial size

StringCache(int cacheSize)
Construct a StringCache with default Map implementation and passed string cache initial size

StringCache(Map mapImpl, int cacheSize)
Construct a StringCache with passed Map implementation and passed default string cache initial size

Method Summary

int	getNumber(String str) Get the unique number given a string
String	getString(int number) Get the string that corresponds to a number

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringCache

public StringCache()

Construct a StringCache with default Map implementation and default string cache initial size

StringCache

public StringCache(int cacheSize)

Construct a StringCache with default Map implementation and passed string cache initial size

Parameters:

cacheSize - The initial cache size for the String cache

StringCache

public StringCache(Map mapImpl,
                   int cacheSize)

Construct a StringCache with passed Map implementation and passed default string cache initial size

Parameters:

mapImpl - An Object that implements the Map interface, used to map Strings to integers.

cacheSize - The initial cache size for the String cache

Method Detail

getNumber

public int getNumber(String str)

Get the unique number given a string

Parameters:

str - The string for which to get the number

Returns:

The number that corresponds to the string

getString

public String getString(int number)

Get the string that corresponds to a number

Parameters:

number - The number for which to get the uri string

Returns:

The uri string corresponding to the passed number, or null if no uri has been associated with the number