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3 *
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15 */
16
17package com.google.common.base;
18
19import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
20
21/**
22 * Weak reference with a {@code finalizeReferent()} method which a background
23 * thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent. This is a
24 * simpler alternative to using a {@link java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue}.
25 *
26 * @author Bob Lee
27 * @since 2010.01.04 <b>stable</b> (imported from Google Collections Library)
28 */
29public abstract class FinalizableWeakReference<T> extends WeakReference<T>
30    implements FinalizableReference {
31
32  /**
33   * Constructs a new finalizable weak reference.
34   *
35   * @param referent to weakly reference
36   * @param queue that should finalize the referent
37   */
38  protected FinalizableWeakReference(T referent,
39      FinalizableReferenceQueue queue) {
40    super(referent, queue.queue);
41    queue.cleanUp();
42  }
43}
44