HashMap with weak values

Question

I\'m implementing a cache for Objects stored persistently. The idea is:

• Method getObjectFromPersistence(long id); ///Takes about 3 seconds
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Answer 1

Have you tried android.util.LruCache (its a SDK11 class but it's also in the compatibility package as android.support.v4.util.LruCache). It does not implement java.util.Map but works like a Map and you can define how much memory will it take and it will flush old (unused cached objects by itself).