Class ShortBigList.ShortBlock

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, IShortListable
Enclosing class:
ShortBigList

static class ShortBigList.ShortBlock extends ShortGapList
A block stores in maximum blockSize number of elements. The first block in a ShortBigList will grow until reaches this limit, all other blocks are directly allocated with a capacity of blockSize. A block maintains a reference count which allows a block to be shared among different ShortBigList instances with a copy-on-write approach.
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • ShortBlock

      public ShortBlock()
    • ShortBlock

      public ShortBlock(int capacity)
    • ShortBlock

      public ShortBlock(ShortBigList.ShortBlock that)
  • Method Details

    • isShared

      public boolean isShared()
      Returns:
      true if block is shared by several ShortBigList instances
    • ref

      Increment reference count as block is used by one ShortBigList instance more.
    • unref

      public void unref()
      Decrement reference count as block is no longer used by one ShortBigList instance.