PoolParticipant (ehcache 2.11.0.3.31 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PooledBasedBackEnd.PoolParticipant
```
public interface PoolParticipant
```
A poolable store reports its resource usage to a Pool.

Author:

Ludovic Orban, Alex Snaps

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`evict(int count, long size)`	Perform eviction to release resources
`long`	`getApproximateCountSize()`	Return the approximate size
`float`	`getApproximateHitRate()`	Return the approximate hit rate
`float`	`getApproximateMissRate()`	Return the approximate miss rate

- Method Detail
  - evict
```
boolean evict(int count,
              long size)
```
    Perform eviction to release resources
    
    Parameters:
    
    count - the number of elements to evict
    
    size - the size in bytes to free (hint)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the requested number of elements could be evicted
  - getApproximateHitRate
```
float getApproximateHitRate()
```
    Return the approximate hit rate
    
    Returns:
    
    the approximate hit rate
  - getApproximateMissRate
```
float getApproximateMissRate()
```
    Return the approximate miss rate
    
    Returns:
    
    the approximate miss rate
  - getApproximateCountSize
```
long getApproximateCountSize()
```
    Return the approximate size
    
    Returns:
    
    the approximate size