Uses of Class java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue

- Packages that use ReferenceQueue
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.lang.ref | Provides reference-object classes, which support a limited degree of interaction with the garbage collector.

- - ### Uses of ReferenceQueue in java.lang.ref

    Constructors in java.lang.ref with parameters of type ReferenceQueue
    Constructor and Description
    `PhantomReference(T referent, ReferenceQueue<? super T> q)` Creates a new phantom reference that refers to the given object and is registered with the given queue.
    `SoftReference(T referent, ReferenceQueue<? super T> q)` Creates a new soft reference that refers to the given object and is registered with the given queue.
    `WeakReference(T referent, ReferenceQueue<? super T> q)` Creates a new weak reference that refers to the given object and is registered with the given queue.

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