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# Packages

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  This is the documentation for the Scala standard library.

  This is the documentation for the Scala standard library.

  #### Package structure

  The scala package contains core types like `Int`, `Float`, `Array` or `Option` which are accessible in all Scala compilation units without explicit qualification or imports.

  Notable packages include:

  - `scala.collection` and its sub-packages contain Scala's collections framework
    - `scala.collection.immutable` - Immutable, sequential data-structures such as `Vector`, `List`, `Range`, `HashMap` or `HashSet`
    - `scala.collection.mutable` - Mutable, sequential data-structures such as `ArrayBuffer`, `StringBuilder`, `HashMap` or `HashSet`
    - `scala.collection.concurrent` - Mutable, concurrent data-structures such as `TrieMap`
    - `scala.collection.parallel.immutable` - Immutable, parallel data-structures such as `ParVector`, `ParRange`, `ParHashMap` or `ParHashSet`
    - `scala.collection.parallel.mutable` - Mutable, parallel data-structures such as `ParArray`, `ParHashMap`, `ParTrieMap` or `ParHashSet`
  - `scala.concurrent` - Primitives for concurrent programming such as `Futures` and `Promises`
  - `scala.io` - Input and output operations
  - `scala.math` - Basic math functions and additional numeric types like `BigInt` and `BigDecimal`
  - `scala.sys` - Interaction with other processes and the operating system
  - `scala.util.matching` - Regular expressions

  Other packages exist. See the complete list on the right.

  Additional parts of the standard library are shipped as separate libraries. These include:

  - `scala.reflect` - Scala's reflection API (scala-reflect.jar)
  - `scala.xml` - XML parsing, manipulation, and serialization (scala-xml.jar)
  - `scala.swing` - A convenient wrapper around Java's GUI framework called Swing (scala-swing.jar)
  - `scala.util.parsing` - Parser combinators (scala-parser-combinators.jar)

  #### Automatic imports

  Identifiers in the scala package and the `scala.Predef` object are always in scope by default.

  Some of these identifiers are type aliases provided as shortcuts to commonly used classes. For example, `List` is an alias for `scala.collection.immutable.List`.

  Other aliases refer to classes provided by the underlying platform. For example, on the JVM, `String` is an alias for `java.lang.String`.

  Definition Classes
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-  package scala

  Core Scala types.

  Core Scala types. They are always available without an explicit import.

  Definition Classes
    root
-  package ref
  Definition Classes
    scala
- PhantomReference
- Reference
- ReferenceQueue
- ReferenceWrapper
- SoftReference
- WeakReference

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scala.ref

# WeakReference 

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Companion object WeakReference

#### class WeakReference[+T <: AnyRef] extends ReferenceWrapper[T]

A wrapper class for java.lang.ref.WeakReference The new functionality is (1) results are Option values, instead of using null. (2) There is an extractor that maps the weak reference itself into an option.

Source
  WeakReference.scala

Linear Supertypes
ReferenceWrapper[T], Proxy, Reference[T], () ⇒ T, AnyRef, Any
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1. WeakReference
2. ReferenceWrapper
3. Proxy
4. Reference
5. Function0
6. AnyRef
7. Any

Implicitly

1. by any2stringadd
2. by StringFormat
3. by Ensuring
4. by ArrowAssoc

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### Instance Constructors

1.  new WeakReference(value: T)
2.  new WeakReference(value: T, queue: ReferenceQueue[T])

### Value Members

1.  final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

   Test two objects for inequality.

   Test two objects for inequality.

   returns

     `true` if !(this == that), false otherwise.

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any
2.  final def ##(): Int

   Equivalent to `x.hashCode` except for boxed numeric types and `null`.

   Equivalent to `x.hashCode` except for boxed numeric types and `null`. For numerics, it returns a hash value which is consistent with value equality: if two value type instances compare as true, then ## will produce the same hash value for each of them. For `null` returns a hashcode where `null.hashCode` throws a `NullPointerException`.

   returns

     a hash value consistent with ==

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any
3.  def +(other: String): String
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to any2stringadd[WeakReference[T]] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     any2stringadd
4.  def ->[B](y: B): (WeakReference[T], B)
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to ArrowAssoc[WeakReference[T]] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     ArrowAssoc
   Annotations
     @inline()
5.  final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

   The expression `x == that` is equivalent to `if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that)`.

   The expression `x == that` is equivalent to `if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that)`.

   returns

     `true` if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; `false` otherwise.

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any
6.  def apply(): T

   return the underlying value

   return the underlying value

   returns

     the result of function application.

   Definition Classes
     ReferenceWrapper → Reference → Function0
7.  final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

   Cast the receiver object to be of type `T0`.

   Cast the receiver object to be of type `T0`.

   Note that the success of a cast at runtime is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression `1.asInstanceOf[String]` will throw a `ClassCastException` at runtime, while the expression `List(1).asInstanceOf[List[String]]` will not. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the requested type.

   returns

     the receiver object.

   Definition Classes
     Any
   Exceptions thrown

     `ClassCastException` if the receiver object is not an instance of the erasure of type `T0`.

8.  def clear(): Unit
   Definition Classes
     ReferenceWrapper → Reference
9.  def clone(): AnyRef

   Create a copy of the receiver object.

   Create a copy of the receiver object.

   The default implementation of the `clone` method is platform dependent.

   returns

     a copy of the receiver object.

   Attributes
     protected[java.lang]
   Definition Classes
     AnyRef
   Annotations
     @throws( ... )
   Note

     not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

10.  def enqueue(): Boolean
    Definition Classes
      ReferenceWrapper → Reference
11.  def ensuring(cond: (WeakReference[T]) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): WeakReference[T]
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to Ensuring[WeakReference[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring
12.  def ensuring(cond: (WeakReference[T]) ⇒ Boolean): WeakReference[T]
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to Ensuring[WeakReference[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring
13.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): WeakReference[T]
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to Ensuring[WeakReference[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring
14.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean): WeakReference[T]
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to Ensuring[WeakReference[T]] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring
15.  final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Tests whether the argument (`that`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    Tests whether the argument (`that`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    The `eq` method implements an equivalence relation on non-null instances of `AnyRef`, and has three additional properties:

    - It is consistent: for any non-null instances `x` and `y` of type `AnyRef`, multiple invocations of `x.eq(y)` consistently returns `true` or consistently returns `false`.
    - For any non-null instance `x` of type `AnyRef`, `x.eq(null)` and `null.eq(x)` returns `false`.
    - `null.eq(null)` returns `true`.

    When overriding the `equals` or `hashCode` methods, it is important to ensure that their behavior is consistent with reference equality. Therefore, if two objects are references to each other (`o1 eq o2`), they should be equal to each other (`o1 == o2`) and they should hash to the same value (`o1.hashCode == o2.hashCode`).

    returns

      `true` if the argument is a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
16.  def equals(that: Any): Boolean

    Compares the receiver object (`this`) with the argument object (`that`) for equivalence.

    Compares the receiver object (`this`) with the argument object (`that`) for equivalence.

    Any implementation of this method should be an equivalence relation:

    - It is reflexive: for any instance `x` of type `Any`, `x.equals(x)` should return `true`.
    - It is symmetric: for any instances `x` and `y` of type `Any`, `x.equals(y)` should return `true` if and only if `y.equals(x)` returns `true`.
    - It is transitive: for any instances `x`, `y`, and `z` of type `Any` if `x.equals(y)` returns `true` and `y.equals(z)` returns `true`, then `x.equals(z)` should return `true`.

    If you override this method, you should verify that your implementation remains an equivalence relation. Additionally, when overriding this method it is usually necessary to override `hashCode` to ensure that objects which are "equal" (`o1.equals(o2)` returns `true`) hash to the same scala.Int. (`o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)`).

    that

      the object to compare against this object for equality.

    returns

      `true` if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      Proxy → Any
17.  def finalize(): Unit

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    The details of when and if the `finalize` method is invoked, as well as the interaction between `finalize` and non-local returns and exceptions, are all platform dependent.

    Attributes
      protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

18.  def formatted(fmtstr: String): String

    Returns string formatted according to given `format` string.

    Returns string formatted according to given `format` string. Format strings are as for `String.format` (@see java.lang.String.format).

    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to StringFormat[WeakReference[T]] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      StringFormat
    Annotations
      @inline()
19.  def get: Option[T]

    return `Some` underlying if it hasn't been collected, otherwise `None`

    return `Some` underlying if it hasn't been collected, otherwise `None`

    Definition Classes
      ReferenceWrapper → Reference
20.  final def getClass(): Class[_]

    Returns the runtime class representation of the object.

    Returns the runtime class representation of the object.

    returns

      a class object corresponding to the runtime type of the receiver.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any
21.  def hashCode(): Int

    Calculate a hash code value for the object.

    Calculate a hash code value for the object.

    The default hashing algorithm is platform dependent.

    Note that it is allowed for two objects to have identical hash codes (`o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)`) yet not be equal (`o1.equals(o2)` returns `false`). A degenerate implementation could always return `0`. However, it is required that if two objects are equal (`o1.equals(o2)` returns `true`) that they have identical hash codes (`o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)`). Therefore, when overriding this method, be sure to verify that the behavior is consistent with the `equals` method.

    returns

      the hash code value for this object.

    Definition Classes
      Proxy → Any
22.  def isEnqueued(): Boolean
    Definition Classes
      ReferenceWrapper → Reference
23.  final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is `T0`.

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is `T0`.

    Note that the result of the test is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression `1.isInstanceOf[String]` will return `false`, while the expression `List(1).isInstanceOf[List[String]]` will return `true`. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the specified type.

    returns

      `true` if the receiver object is an instance of erasure of type `T0`; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      Any
24.  final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    returns

      `true` if the argument is not a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
25.  final def notify(): Unit

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

26.  final def notifyAll(): Unit

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

27.  def self: java.lang.ref.Reference[_ <: T]
    Definition Classes
      ReferenceWrapper → Proxy
28.  final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
29.  def toString(): String

    Returns a string representation of the object.

    Returns a string representation of the object.

    The default representation is platform dependent.

    returns

      a string representation of the object.

    Definition Classes
      Proxy → Any
30.  val underlying: java.lang.ref.WeakReference[_ <: T]
    Definition Classes
      WeakReference → ReferenceWrapper
31.  final def wait(): Unit
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )
32.  final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )
33.  final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )
34.  def →[B](y: B): (WeakReference[T], B)
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from WeakReference[T] to ArrowAssoc[WeakReference[T]] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      ArrowAssoc

### Inherited from ReferenceWrapper[T]

### Inherited from Proxy

### Inherited from Reference[T]

### Inherited from () ⇒ T

### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any

### Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from WeakReference[T] to any2stringadd[WeakReference[T]]

### Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from WeakReference[T] to StringFormat[WeakReference[T]]

### Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from WeakReference[T] to Ensuring[WeakReference[T]]

### Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from WeakReference[T] to ArrowAssoc[WeakReference[T]]

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