## org.apache.tools.ant.util
Class WeakishReference

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.apache.tools.ant.util.WeakishReference

Direct Known Subclasses:
  WeakishReference.HardReference, WeakishReference12

public abstract class WeakishReference
extends java.lang.Object

this is a weak reference on java1.2 and up, a hard reference on java1.1

Since:
  ant1.6

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `WeakishReference.HardReference` A hard reference for Java 1.1

Constructor Summary
`WeakishReference()`

Method Summary
`static WeakishReference` `createReference(java.lang.Object object)` create the appropriate type of reference for the java version
`abstract java.lang.Object` `get()` Returns this reference object's referent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### WeakishReference

    public WeakishReference()

Method Detail

### createReference

    public static WeakishReference createReference(java.lang.Object object)

  create the appropriate type of reference for the java version

  Parameters:
    `object` -
  Returns:
    reference to the Object.

### get

    public abstract java.lang.Object get()

  Returns this reference object's referent. If this reference object has been cleared, then this method returns `null`.

  Returns:
    The object to which this reference refers, or `null` if this reference object has been cleared

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