org.brains2b.collection
Class MapEntry

java.lang.Object
  org.brains2b.collection.MapEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Map.Entry

public class MapEntry

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Map.Entry

A straightforward implementation of the Map.Entry interface outside the Map class

Since:

TwelBox 0.30

Version:

0.10.1 [19-06-2007]

Author:

dennis@brains2b.nl

See Also:

Map.Entry

Constructor Summary

MapEntry()
Default Constructor for MapEntry.

MapEntry(java.lang.Object key)
Constructor for MapEntry.

MapEntry(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value)
Constructor for MapEntry.

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.Object	getKey()
java.lang.Object	getValue()
java.lang.Object	setKey(java.lang.Object key) sets the Key
java.lang.Object	setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

hashCode

Constructor Detail

MapEntry

public MapEntry()

Default Constructor for MapEntry.

MapEntry

public MapEntry(java.lang.Object key)

Constructor for MapEntry.

Initializes the MapEntry with key. use setValue to set the value

Parameters:

key - Object

MapEntry

public MapEntry(java.lang.Object key,
                java.lang.Object value)

Constructor for MapEntry.

Initializes the MapEntry with key and value

Parameters:

key - Object

value - Object

Method Detail

getKey

public java.lang.Object getKey()

Specified by:

getKey in interface java.util.Map.Entry

See Also:

Map.Entry.getKey()

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Specified by:

getValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry

See Also:

Map.Entry.getValue()

setValue

public java.lang.Object setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Specified by:

setValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry

See Also:

Map.Entry.setValue(Object)

setKey

public java.lang.Object setKey(java.lang.Object key)

sets the Key

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

Parameters:

key - String

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.

  Specified by:

  equals in interface java.util.Map.Entry

  See Also:

  Object.equals(Object)