structure
Class Entry<K,V>

java.lang.Object
  structure.Entry<K,V>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

public class Entry<K,V>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

An implementation of the the java.util.Map.Entry interface, Entry is a simple key value pair, from which both the key and the value can be accessed. Association and related classes also implement the Map interface and have expanded functionality.

Typical Usage:

 ...
     Entry e = new Entry(aKey, aValue);
     Object key = e.getKey();
     Object value = e.getValue();
     e.setValue(newValue);
 ...
 

Constructor Summary

Entry(K key)
Constructs a pair from a key; value is null.

Entry(K key, V value)
Constructs a pair from a key and value.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Standard comparison function.
K	getKey() Fetch key from association.
V	getValue() Fetch value from association.
int	hashCode() Standard hashcode function.
V	setValue(V value) Sets the value of the key-value pair.
java.lang.String	toString() Standard string representation of an association.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Entry

public Entry(K key,
             V value)

Constructs a pair from a key and value.

Parameters:

key - A non-null object.

value - A (possibly null) object.

Pre:

Key is non-null

Post:

Constructs a key-value pair

Entry

public Entry(K key)

Constructs a pair from a key; value is null.

Parameters:

key - A non-null key value.

Pre:

Key is non-null

Post:

Constructs a key-value pair

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Standard comparison function. Comparison based on keys only.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

other - Another association.

Returns:

True iff the keys are equal.

Pre:

Other is non-null Entry

Post:

Returns true iff the keys are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Standard hashcode function.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A hash code for association.

See Also:

Hashtable

Post:

Return hash code association with this association

getValue

public V getValue()

Fetch value from association. May return null.

Specified by:

getValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Returns:

The value field of the association.

Post:

Returns value from association

getKey

public K getKey()

Fetch key from association. Should not return null.

Specified by:

getKey in interface java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Returns:

Key of the key-value pair.

Post:

Returns key from association

setValue

public V setValue(V value)

Sets the value of the key-value pair.

Specified by:

setValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Parameters:

value - The new value.

Post:

Sets association's value to value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Standard string representation of an association.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representing key-value pair.

Post:

Returns string representation