在Java引用中,使用最多的无疑是强引用类型,对于其余三种级别的引用类型用得比较少。它们使用的方式与强引用也有些区别。下面使用一个例子来介绍一下其余三种引用(包括软引用、弱引用和虚引用)的使用方法。
在上面的程序中,References类依次创建了10个软引用、10个弱引用和10个虚引用,它们各自引用一个Grocery对象。下面是运行结果:
Lab-Computer-0db2f6:JavaExercises labuser$ javac References.java
Lab-Computer-0db2f6:JavaExercises labuser$ java References
Just created: Soft 0
Just created: Soft 1
Just created: Soft 2
Just created: Soft 3
Just created: Soft 4
Just created: Soft 5
Just created: Soft 6
Just created: Soft 7
Just created: Soft 8
Just created: Soft 9
Just created: Weak 0
Just created: Weak 1
Just created: Weak 2
Just created: Weak 3
Just created: Weak 4
Just created: Weak 5
Just created: Weak 6
Just created: Weak 7
Just created: Weak 8
Just created: Weak 9
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Finalizing ... Weak 9
Finalizing ... Weak 8
Finalizing ... Weak 7
Finalizing ... Weak 6
Finalizing ... Weak 5
Finalizing ... Weak 4
Finalizing ... Weak 3
Finalizing ... Weak 2
Finalizing ... Weak 1
Finalizing ... Weak 0
Finalizing ... Phantom 9
Finalizing ... Phantom 8
Finalizing ... Phantom 7
Finalizing ... Phantom 6
Finalizing ... Phantom 5
Finalizing ... Phantom 4
Finalizing ... Phantom 3
Finalizing ... Phantom 2
Finalizing ... Phantom 1
Finalizing ... Phantom 0
从程序运行结果可以看出,虚引用形同虚设,它所引用的对象随时可能被垃圾回收器回收,具有弱引用的对象拥有稍微长一点的生命周期,当垃圾回收器执行回收操作时,有可能被垃圾回收器回收,具有软引用的对象拥有更长的生命周期,但在Java虚拟机认为内存不足的情况下,也是会被垃圾回收器回收的
- import java.lang.ref.*;
- import java.util.*;
- class Grocery {
- private static final int SIZE=10000;
- private double[] d = new double[SIZE];
- private String id;
- public Grocery(String id) {
- this.id = id;
- }
- public String toString(){
- return id;
- }
- public void finalize(){
- System.out.println("Finalizing ... "+id);
- }
- }
- public class References {
- private static ReferenceQueue<Grocery> rq = new ReferenceQueue<Grocery>();
- public static void checkQueue(){
- Reference<? extends Grocery> inq = rq.poll();
- if(inq!=null){
- System.out.println("In queue : "+inq.get());
- }
- }
- public static void main(String[] args){
- final int size = 10;
- Set<SoftReference<Grocery>> sa = new HashSet<SoftReference<Grocery>>();
- for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
- SoftReference<Grocery> ref =
- new SoftReference<Grocery>(new Grocery("Soft "+i),rq);
- System.out.println("Just created: "+ref.get());
- sa.add(ref);
- }
- System.gc();
- checkQueue();
- Set<WeakReference<Grocery>> wa = new HashSet<WeakReference<Grocery>>();
- for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
- WeakReference<Grocery> ref =
- new WeakReference<Grocery>(new Grocery("Weak "+i),rq);
- System.out.println("Just created: "+ref.get());
- wa.add(ref);
- }
- System.gc();
- checkQueue();
- Set<PhantomReference<Grocery>> pa = new HashSet<PhantomReference<Grocery>>();
- for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
- PhantomReference<Grocery> ref =
- new PhantomReference<Grocery>(new Grocery("Phantom "+i),rq);
- System.out.println("Just created: "+ref.get());
- pa.add(ref);
- }
- System.gc();
- checkQueue();
- }
- }
在上面的程序中,References类依次创建了10个软引用、10个弱引用和10个虚引用,它们各自引用一个Grocery对象。下面是运行结果:
Lab-Computer-0db2f6:JavaExercises labuser$ javac References.java
Lab-Computer-0db2f6:JavaExercises labuser$ java References
Just created: Soft 0
Just created: Soft 1
Just created: Soft 2
Just created: Soft 3
Just created: Soft 4
Just created: Soft 5
Just created: Soft 6
Just created: Soft 7
Just created: Soft 8
Just created: Soft 9
Just created: Weak 0
Just created: Weak 1
Just created: Weak 2
Just created: Weak 3
Just created: Weak 4
Just created: Weak 5
Just created: Weak 6
Just created: Weak 7
Just created: Weak 8
Just created: Weak 9
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Just created: null
Finalizing ... Weak 9
Finalizing ... Weak 8
Finalizing ... Weak 7
Finalizing ... Weak 6
Finalizing ... Weak 5
Finalizing ... Weak 4
Finalizing ... Weak 3
Finalizing ... Weak 2
Finalizing ... Weak 1
Finalizing ... Weak 0
Finalizing ... Phantom 9
Finalizing ... Phantom 8
Finalizing ... Phantom 7
Finalizing ... Phantom 6
Finalizing ... Phantom 5
Finalizing ... Phantom 4
Finalizing ... Phantom 3
Finalizing ... Phantom 2
Finalizing ... Phantom 1
Finalizing ... Phantom 0
从程序运行结果可以看出,虚引用形同虚设,它所引用的对象随时可能被垃圾回收器回收,具有弱引用的对象拥有稍微长一点的生命周期,当垃圾回收器执行回收操作时,有可能被垃圾回收器回收,具有软引用的对象拥有更长的生命周期,但在Java虚拟机认为内存不足的情况下,也是会被垃圾回收器回收的