org.apache.commons.collections

Interface KeyValue

Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDualBidiMap.MapEntry, AbstractHashedMap.HashEntry, AbstractKeyValue, AbstractLinkedMap.LinkEntry, AbstractMapEntry, AbstractMapEntryDecorator, AbstractReferenceMap.ReferenceEntry, BeanMap.MyMapEntry, DefaultKeyValue, DefaultMapEntry, DefaultMapEntry, IdentityMap.IdentityEntry, SingletonMap, TiedMapEntry, UnmodifiableMapEntry

public interface KeyValue

Defines a simple key value pair.

A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the two get methods.

Version:
$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/02/18 01:15:42 $

Author:
Stephen Colebourne

Since:
Commons Collections 3.0

Method Summary

Object
getKey()
Gets the key from the pair.
Object
getValue()
Gets the value from the pair.

Method Details

getKey

public Object getKey()
Gets the key from the pair.

Returns:
the key


getValue

public Object getValue()
Gets the value from the pair.

Returns:
the value


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