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-
-/*!
- \class Q3Cache
- \brief The Q3Cache class is a template class that provides a cache based on QString keys.
- \compat
-
- A cache is a least recently used (LRU) list of cache items. Each
- cache item has a key and a certain cost. The sum of item costs,
- totalCost(), never exceeds the maximum cache cost, maxCost(). If
- inserting a new item would cause the total cost to exceed the
- maximum cost, the least recently used items in the cache are
- removed.
-
- Q3Cache is a template class. Q3Cache\<X\> defines a cache that
- operates on pointers to X, or X*.
-
- Apart from insert(), by far the most important function is find()
- (which also exists as operator[]()). This function looks up an
- item, returns it, and by default marks it as being the most
- recently used item.
-
- There are also methods to remove() or take() an object from the
- cache. Calling setAutoDelete(TRUE) for a cache tells it to delete
- items that are removed. The default is to not delete items when
- they are removed (i.e., remove() and take() are equivalent).
-
- When inserting an item into the cache, only the pointer is copied,
- not the item itself. This is called a shallow copy. It is possible
- to make the cache copy all of the item's data (known as a deep
- copy) when an item is inserted. insert() calls the virtual
- function Q3PtrCollection::newItem() for the item to be inserted.
- Inherit a cache and reimplement newItem() if you want deep copies.
-
- When removing a cache item, the virtual function
- Q3PtrCollection::deleteItem() is called. The default
- implementation deletes the item if auto-deletion is enabled, and
- does nothing otherwise.
-
- There is a Q3CacheIterator that can be used to traverse the items
- in the cache in arbitrary order.
-
- In Q3Cache, the cache items are accessed via QString keys, which
- are Unicode strings. If you want to use non-Unicode, plain 8-bit
- \c char* keys, use the Q3AsciiCache template. A Q3Cache has the
- same performance as a Q3AsciiCache.
-
- \sa Q3CacheIterator, Q3AsciiCache, Q3IntCache
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3Cache::Q3Cache( const Q3Cache<type> &c )
-
- \internal
-
- Do not use. A Q3Cache cannot be copied. Calls qFatal() in debug version.
-*/
-
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3Cache::Q3Cache( int maxCost, int size, bool caseSensitive )
-
- Constructs a cache whose contents will never have a total cost
- greater than \a maxCost and which is expected to contain less than
- \a size items.
-
- \a size is actually the size of an internal hash array; it's
- usually best to make it a prime number and at least 50% bigger
- than the largest expected number of items in the cache.
-
- Each inserted item has an associated cost. When inserting a new
- item, if the total cost of all items in the cache will exceed \a
- maxCost, the cache will start throwing out the older (least
- recently used) items until there is enough room for the new item
- to be inserted.
-
- If \a caseSensitive is TRUE (the default), the cache keys are case
- sensitive; if it is FALSE, they are case-insensitive.
- Case-insensitive comparison considers all Unicode letters.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3Cache::~Q3Cache()
-
- Removes all items from the cache and destroys it. All iterators
- that access this cache will be reset.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3Cache<type>& Q3Cache::operator=( const Q3Cache<type> &c )
-
- \internal
-
- Do not use. A Q3Cache cannot be copied. Calls qFatal() in debug version.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn int Q3Cache::maxCost() const
-
- Returns the maximum allowed total cost of the cache.
-
- \sa setMaxCost() totalCost()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn int Q3Cache::totalCost() const
-
- Returns the total cost of the items in the cache. This is an
- integer in the range 0 to maxCost().
-
- \sa setMaxCost()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void Q3Cache::setMaxCost( int m )
-
- Sets the maximum allowed total cost of the cache to \a m. If the
- current total cost is greater than \a m, some items are deleted
- immediately.
-
- \sa maxCost() totalCost()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint Q3Cache::count() const
-
- Returns the number of items in the cache.
-
- \sa totalCost()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint Q3Cache::size() const
-
- Returns the size of the hash array used to implement the cache.
- This should be a bit bigger than count() is likely to be.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3Cache::isEmpty() const
-
- Returns TRUE if the cache is empty; otherwise returns FALSE.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3Cache::insert( const QString &k, const type *d, int c, int p )
-
- Inserts the item \a d into the cache with key \a k and associated
- cost, \a c. Returns TRUE if it is successfully inserted; otherwise
- returns FALSE.
-
- The cache's size is limited, and if the total cost is too high,
- Q3Cache will remove old, least recently used items until there is
- room for this new item.
-
- The parameter \a p is internal and should be left at the default
- value (0).
-
- \warning If this function returns FALSE (which could happen, e.g.
- if the cost of this item alone exceeds maxCost()) you must delete
- \a d yourself. Additionally, be very careful about using \a d
- after calling this function because any other insertions into the
- cache, from anywhere in the application or within Qt itself, could
- cause the object to be discarded from the cache and the pointer to
- become invalid.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3Cache::remove( const QString &k )
-
- Removes the item associated with \a k, and returns TRUE if the
- item was present in the cache; otherwise returns FALSE.
-
- The item is deleted if auto-deletion has been enabled, i.e., if
- you have called setAutoDelete(TRUE).
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, the one that was
- inserted last is removed.
-
- All iterators that refer to the removed item are set to point to
- the next item in the cache's traversal order.
-
- \sa take(), clear()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3Cache::take( const QString &k )
-
- Takes the item associated with \a k out of the cache without
- deleting it, and returns a pointer to the item taken out, or 0
- if the key does not exist in the cache.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, the one that was
- inserted last is taken.
-
- All iterators that refer to the taken item are set to point to the
- next item in the cache's traversal order.
-
- \sa remove(), clear()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void Q3Cache::clear()
-
- Removes all items from the cache and deletes them if auto-deletion
- has been enabled.
-
- All cache iterators that operate this on cache are reset.
-
- \sa remove() take()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3Cache::find( const QString &k, bool ref ) const
-
- Returns the item associated with key \a k, or 0 if the key does
- not exist in the cache. If \a ref is TRUE (the default), the item
- is moved to the front of the least recently used list.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, the one that was
- inserted last is returned.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3Cache::operator[]( const QString &k ) const
-
- Returns the item associated with key \a k, or 0 if \a k does not
- exist in the cache, and moves the item to the front of the least
- recently used list.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, the one that was
- inserted last is returned.
-
- This is the same as find( k, TRUE ).
-
- \sa find()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void Q3Cache::statistics() const
-
- A debug-only utility function. Prints out cache usage, hit/miss,
- and distribution information using qDebug(). This function does
- nothing in the release library.
-*/
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- Q3CacheIterator documentation
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/*!
- \class Q3CacheIterator qcache.h
- \brief The Q3CacheIterator class provides an iterator for Q3Cache collections.
- \compat
-
- Note that the traversal order is arbitrary; you are not guaranteed
- any particular order. If new objects are inserted into the cache
- while the iterator is active, the iterator may or may not see
- them.
-
- Multiple iterators are completely independent, even when they
- operate on the same Q3Cache. Q3Cache updates all iterators that
- refer an item when that item is removed.
-
- Q3CacheIterator provides an operator++(), and an operator+=() to
- traverse the cache. The current() and currentKey() functions are
- used to access the current cache item and its key. The atFirst()
- and atLast() return TRUE if the iterator points to the first or
- last item in the cache respectively. The isEmpty() function
- returns TRUE if the cache is empty, and count() returns the number
- of items in the cache.
-
- Note that atFirst() and atLast() refer to the iterator's arbitrary
- ordering, not to the cache's internal least recently used list.
-
- \sa Q3Cache
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3CacheIterator::Q3CacheIterator( const Q3Cache<type> &cache )
-
- Constructs an iterator for \a cache. The current iterator item is
- set to point to the first item in the \a cache.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3CacheIterator::Q3CacheIterator (const Q3CacheIterator<type> & ci)
-
- Constructs an iterator for the same cache as \a ci. The new
- iterator starts at the same item as ci.current(), but moves
- independently from there on.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3CacheIterator<type>& Q3CacheIterator::operator=( const Q3CacheIterator<type> &ci )
-
- Makes this an iterator for the same cache as \a ci. The new
- iterator starts at the same item as ci.current(), but moves
- independently thereafter.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint Q3CacheIterator::count() const
-
- Returns the number of items in the cache on which this iterator
- operates.
-
- \sa isEmpty()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3CacheIterator::isEmpty() const
-
- Returns TRUE if the cache is empty, i.e. count() == 0; otherwise
- it returns FALSE.
-
- \sa count()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3CacheIterator::atFirst() const
-
- Returns TRUE if the iterator points to the first item in the
- cache; otherwise returns FALSE. Note that this refers to the
- iterator's arbitrary ordering, not to the cache's internal least
- recently used list.
-
- \sa toFirst(), atLast()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool Q3CacheIterator::atLast() const
-
- Returns TRUE if the iterator points to the last item in the cache;
- otherwise returns FALSE. Note that this refers to the iterator's
- arbitrary ordering, not to the cache's internal least recently
- used list.
-
- \sa toLast(), atFirst()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::toFirst()
-
- Sets the iterator to point to the first item in the cache and
- returns a pointer to the item.
-
- Sets the iterator to 0 and returns 0 if the cache is empty.
-
- \sa toLast() isEmpty()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::toLast()
-
- Sets the iterator to point to the last item in the cache and
- returns a pointer to the item.
-
- Sets the iterator to 0 and returns 0 if the cache is empty.
-
- \sa toFirst() isEmpty()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn Q3CacheIterator::operator type *() const
-
- Cast operator. Returns a pointer to the current iterator item.
- Same as current().
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::current() const
-
- Returns a pointer to the current iterator item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QString Q3CacheIterator::currentKey() const
-
- Returns the key for the current iterator item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::operator()()
-
- Makes the succeeding item current and returns the original current
- item.
-
- If the current iterator item was the last item in the cache or if
- it was 0, 0 is returned.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::operator+=( uint jump )
-
- Returns the item \a jump positions after the current item, or 0 if
- it is beyond the last item. Makes this the current item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::operator-=( uint jump )
-
- Returns the item \a jump positions before the current item, or 0
- if it is before the first item. Makes this the current item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::operator++()
-
- Prefix++ makes the iterator point to the item just after current()
- and makes that the new current item for the iterator. If current()
- was the last item, operator++() returns 0.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *Q3CacheIterator::operator--()
-
- Prefix-- makes the iterator point to the item just before
- current() and makes that the new current item for the iterator. If
- current() was the first item, operator--() returns 0.
-*/
-