protected void destroyEntry(HashEntry<K, V> entry) {
        entry.next = null;
        entry.key = null;
        entry.value = null;
    }
protected void destroyEntry(HashEntry<K, V> entry) {
        entry.next = null;
        entry.key = null;
        entry.value = null;
    }
protected void destroyEntry ( HashEntry < K , V > entry ) { entry . next = null ; entry . key = null ; entry . value = null ; }
Kills an entry ready for the garbage collector.
<p/>
This implementation prepares the HashEntry for garbage collection.
Subclasses can override this to implement caching (override clear as
well).

@param entry
the entry to destroy
Kills an entry ready for the garbage collector . <p / > This implementation prepares the HashEntry for garbage collection . Subclasses can override this to implement caching ( override clear as well ) .