org.apache.tools.ant.util

## Class WeakishReference

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

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    WeakishReference.HardReference

  Deprecated.
  deprecated 1.7; will be removed in Ant1.8 Just use `WeakReference` directly.

      public class WeakishReference
      extends java.lang.Object

  These classes are part of some code to reduce memory leaks by only retaining weak references to things on Java1.2+, and yet still work (with leaky hard references) on Java1.1. Now that Ant is 1.2+ only, life is simpler and none of the classes are needed any more. They are only retained in case a third-party task uses them
  Since:
    ant1.6
  See Also:
    `WeakishReference12`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `WeakishReference.HardReference` Deprecated. since 1.7. Hopefully nobody is using this.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static WeakishReference` | `createReference(java.lang.Object object)` Deprecated. create the appropriate type of reference for the java version
    `java.lang.Object` | `get()` Deprecated. Returns this reference object's referent.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### get

          public java.lang.Object get()

      Deprecated.
      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.

    - #### createReference

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

      Deprecated.
      create the appropriate type of reference for the java version
      Parameters:
        `object` - the object that the reference will refer to.
      Returns:
        reference to the Object.