org.apache.commons.collections.keyvalue

Class AbstractKeyValue

public abstract class AbstractKeyValue extends Object implements KeyValue

Abstract pair class to assist with creating KeyValue and MapEntry implementations.

Since: Commons Collections 3.0

Version: $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/02/18 01:00:08 $

Author: James Strachan Michael A. Smith Neil O'Toole Stephen Colebourne

Field Summary
protected Object	key The key
protected Object	value The value

Constructor Summary
protected	AbstractKeyValue(Object key, Object value) Constructs a new pair with the specified key and given value.

Method Summary
Object	getKey() Gets the key from the pair.
Object	getValue() Gets the value from the pair.
String	toString() Gets a debugging String view of the pair.

Field Detail

protected Object key

The key

protected Object value

The value

protected AbstractKeyValue(Object key, Object value)

Constructs a new pair with the specified key and given value.

Parameters: key the key for the entry, may be null value the value for the entry, may be null

public Object getKey()

Gets the key from the pair.

Returns: the key

public Object getValue()

Gets the value from the pair.

Returns: the value

public String toString()

Gets a debugging String view of the pair.

Returns: a String view of the entry