---
name: "ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy"
---

# ACE\_Connection\_Recycling\_Strategy(3)

Defines the interface for a connection recycler.

## NAME

ACE\_Connection\_Recycling\_Strategy -  Defines the interface for a connection recycler.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Strategies.h>
class ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy
{
  public:
    virtual ~ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy (void);
    virtual int purge (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
    virtual int cache (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
    virtual int recycle_state (
        const void *recycling_act,
        ACE_Recyclable_State new_state
        ) = 0;
    virtual ACE_Recyclable_State recycle_state (
        const void *recycling_act
        ) const = 0;
    virtual int mark_as_closed (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
    virtual int mark_as_closed_i (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
    virtual int cleanup_hint (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
  protected:
    ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy (void);
};
```

## PUBLIC MEMBERS

```
virtual ~ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy (void);
```

Virtual Destructor

```
virtual int purge (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
```

Remove from cache.

```
virtual int cache (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
```

Add to cache.

```
virtual int recycle_state (
    const void *recycling_act,
    ACE_Recyclable_State new_state
    ) = 0;
```

```
virtual ACE_Recyclable_State recycle_state (
    const void *recycling_act
    ) const = 0;
```

Get/Set recycle\_state.

```
virtual int mark_as_closed (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
```

Mark as closed.

```
virtual int mark_as_closed_i (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
```

Mark as closed.(non-locking version)

```
virtual int cleanup_hint (const void *recycling_act) = 0;
```

Cleanup as hint.

## PROTECTED MEMBERS

```
ACE_Connection_Recycling_Strategy (void);
```

Default ctor.

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace