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package org.apache.directory.api.util; | |
/** | |
* Defines a simple key value pair. | |
* <p> | |
* 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. | |
* | |
* @since Commons Collections 3.0 | |
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ | |
* | |
* @author Stephen Colebourne | |
*/ | |
public interface KeyValue | |
{ | |
/** | |
* Gets the key from the pair. | |
* | |
* @return the key | |
*/ | |
Object getKey(); | |
/** | |
* Gets the value from the pair. | |
* | |
* @return the value | |
*/ | |
Object getValue(); | |
} |