org.brains2b.collection
Class EntryImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.brains2b.collection.EntryImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class EntryImpl

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

A Map.Entry written to rely on Strings instead of objects

Used primarely for Reference tables, JCombobox and the like. For that reason the toString() returns only the value.

Note: This is not an implementation of MapEntry

Version:

0.20.1 [28-11-2006]

Author:

dennis@brains2b.nl

See Also:

Map.Entry, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

EntryImpl()
Default Constructor for EntryImpl

EntryImpl(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)
Constructor for EntryImpl, initializes the values

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Compares this EntryImpl to another object to see if they are equal The following rules apply: If comparing a EntryImpl equals returns true if they have the same key If comparing a String equals returns true if the String equals the key In all other cases false is returned.
java.lang.String	getKey() Returns the key.
java.lang.String	getValue() Returns the value.
java.lang.String	paramString() Method paramString is used for testing purposes.
void	setKey(java.lang.String key) sets the Key
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) sets the Value
java.lang.String	toString() The toString is equivalent to getValue() to make it possible to use it in a Combobox.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EntryImpl

public EntryImpl()

Default Constructor for EntryImpl

EntryImpl

public EntryImpl(java.lang.String key,
                 java.lang.String value)

Constructor for EntryImpl, initializes the values

Parameters:

key - String

value - String

Method Detail

getKey

public java.lang.String getKey()

Returns the key.

Returns:

String

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Returns the value.

Returns:

String

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

The toString is equivalent to getValue() to make it possible to use it in a Combobox.

See Also:

Object.toString()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Compares this EntryImpl to another object to see if they are equal

The following rules apply:
• If comparing a EntryImpl equals returns true if they have the same key
• If comparing a String equals returns true if the String equals the key
• In all other cases false is returned.

  See Also:

  Object.equals(Object)

setKey

public void setKey(java.lang.String key)

sets the Key

Prefered method is using the Constructor to initialize the object, instead of setting or updating the key here.

Parameters:

key - String

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

sets the Value

Prefered method is using the Constructor to initialize the object, instead of setting or updating the value here.

Parameters:

value - String

paramString

public java.lang.String paramString()

Method paramString is used for testing purposes.

Do not use this in runtime code for implementation may change, without notice

Returns:

String, returns the key and value seperated by a colon.