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17 package org.apache.directory.api.util;
18
19
20 /**
21 * Defines a simple key value pair.
22 * <p>
23 * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
24 * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
25 * two get methods.
26 *
27 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
28 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
29 *
30 * @author Stephen Colebourne
31 */
32 public interface KeyValue
33 {
34
35 /**
36 * Gets the key from the pair.
37 *
38 * @return the key
39 */
40 Object getKey();
41
42
43 /**
44 * Gets the value from the pair.
45 *
46 * @return the value
47 */
48 Object getValue();
49
50 }