GrowingCircularBuffer (pvAccessJava 5.1.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.epics.pvaccess.util.GrowingCircularBuffer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - buffer element type.
```
public final class GrowingCircularBuffer<T>
extends Object
```
Implementaton of circular FIFO unbouded buffer. Instance is not a bit synchronized.

Author:

Matej Sekoranja

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GrowingCircularBuffer(int capacity)
Create a BoundedBuffer with the given capacity.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`capacity()`	Get current buffer capacity.
`T`	`extract()`	Extract the oldest element from the buffer.
`boolean`	`insert(T x)`	Insert a new element in to the buffer.
`int`	`size()`	Get number of elements in the buffer.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - GrowingCircularBuffer
```
public GrowingCircularBuffer(int capacity)
                      throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Create a BoundedBuffer with the given capacity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    capacity - buffer capacity.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if capacity less or equal to zero
- Method Detail
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Get number of elements in the buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of elements in the buffer.
  - capacity
```
public int capacity()
```
    Get current buffer capacity.
    
    Returns:
    
    buffer current capacity.
  - insert
```
public final boolean insert(T x)
```
    Insert a new element in to the buffer. If buffer full, oldest element will be overriden.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - element to insert.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if first element.
  - extract
```
public final T extract()
```
    Extract the oldest element from the buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the oldest element from the buffer.