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package org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple;

/**
 * An immutable triple consisting of three {@code Object} elements.
 *
 * Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects
 * that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the triple, then the triple
 * itself effectively becomes mutable. The class is also {@code final}, so a subclass
 * can not add undesirable behaviour.
 *
 * #ThreadSafe# if all three objects are thread-safe
 *
 * @param  the left element type
 * @param  the middle element type
 * @param  the right element type
 *
 * @since 3.2
 */
public final class ImmutableTriple extends Triple {

    /**
     * An immutable triple of nulls.
     */
    // This is not defined with generics to avoid warnings in call sites.
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    private static final ImmutableTriple NULL = of(null, null, null);

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /**
     * Returns an immutable triple of nulls.
     *
     * @param  the left element of this triple. Value is {@code null}.
     * @param  the middle element of this triple. Value is {@code null}.
     * @param  the right element of this triple. Value is {@code null}.
     * @return an immutable triple of nulls.
     * @since 3.6
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static  ImmutableTriple nullTriple() {
        return NULL;
    }

    /** Left object */
    public final L left;
    /** Middle object */
    public final M middle;
    /** Right object */
    public final R right;

    /**
     * Obtains an immutable triple of three objects inferring the generic types.
     *
     * This factory allows the triple to be created using inference to
     * obtain the generic types.
     *
     * @param  the left element type
     * @param  the middle element type
     * @param  the right element type
     * @param left  the left element, may be null
     * @param middle  the middle element, may be null
     * @param right  the right element, may be null
     * @return a triple formed from the three parameters, not null
     */
    public static  ImmutableTriple of(final L left, final M middle, final R right) {
        return new ImmutableTriple<>(left, middle, right);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new triple instance.
     *
     * @param left  the left value, may be null
     * @param middle the middle value, may be null
     * @param right  the right value, may be null
     */
    public ImmutableTriple(final L left, final M middle, final R right) {
        super();
        this.left = left;
        this.middle = middle;
        this.right = right;
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public L getLeft() {
        return left;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public M getMiddle() {
        return middle;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public R getRight() {
        return right;
    }
}