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+package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;
+
+import org.apache.poi.hwpf.sprm.SprmBuffer;
+
+import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
+
+public class CachedPropertyNode
+  extends PropertyNode
+{
+  protected SoftReference _propCache;
+
+  public CachedPropertyNode(int start, int end, SprmBuffer buf)
+  {
+    super(start, end, buf);
+  }
+
+  protected void fillCache(Object ref)
+  {
+    _propCache = new SoftReference(ref);
+  }
+
+  protected Object getCacheContents()
+  {
+    return _propCache == null ? null : _propCache.get();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @return This property's property in compressed form.
+   */
+  public SprmBuffer getSprmBuf()
+  {
+    return (SprmBuffer)_buf;
+  }
+
+
+}