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+/* java.lang.ref.SoftReference
+   Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+ 
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
+
+
+package java.lang.ref;
+
+/**
+ * A soft reference will be cleared, if the object is only softly
+ * reachable and the garbage collection needs more memory.  The garbage
+ * collection will use an intelligent strategy to determine which soft
+ * references it should clear.  This makes a soft reference ideal for
+ * caches.<br>
+ *
+ * @author Jochen Hoenicke 
+ */
+public class SoftReference 
+  extends Reference
+{
+  /**
+   * Create a new soft reference, that is not registered to any queue.
+   * @param referent the object we refer to.
+   */
+  public SoftReference(Object referent)
+  {
+    super(referent);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new soft reference.
+   * @param referent the object we refer to.
+   * @param q the reference queue to register on.
+   * @exception NullPointerException if q is null.
+   */
+  public SoftReference(Object referent, ReferenceQueue q)
+  {
+    super(referent, q);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Returns the object, this reference refers to.
+   * @return the object, this reference refers to, or null if the 
+   * reference was cleared.
+   */
+  public Object get()
+  {
+    /* Why is this overloaded??? 
+     * Maybe for a kind of LRU strategy. */
+    return super.get();
+  }
+}