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package org.apache.commons.collections4.keyvalue;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.KeyValue;
/**
* Abstract pair class to assist with creating KeyValue
* and {@link java.util.Map.Entry Map.Entry} implementations.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public abstract class AbstractKeyValue implements KeyValue {
/** The key */
private K key;
/** The value */
private V value;
/**
* Constructs a new pair with the specified key and given value.
*
* @param key the key for the entry, may be null
* @param value the value for the entry, may be null
*/
protected AbstractKeyValue(final K key, final V value) {
super();
this.key = key;
this.value = value;
}
/**
* Gets the key from the pair.
*
* @return the key
*/
@Override
public K getKey() {
return key;
}
protected K setKey(final K key) {
final K old = this.key;
this.key = key;
return old;
}
/**
* Gets the value from the pair.
*
* @return the value
*/
@Override
public V getValue() {
return value;
}
protected V setValue(final V value) {
final V old = this.value;
this.value = value;
return old;
}
/**
* Gets a debugging String view of the pair.
*
* @return a String view of the entry
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
return new StringBuilder()
.append(getKey())
.append('=')
.append(getValue())
.toString();
}
}