java.util
Interface Map.Entry

Enclosing interface:

Map

public static interface Map.Entry

Map.Entry is a key/value mapping which is contained in a Map.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object object) Compares the specified object to this Map.Entry and answer if they are equal.
Object	getKey() Gets the key.
Object	getValue() Gets the value.
int	hashCode() Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
Object	setValue(Object object) Sets the value.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Compares the specified object to this Map.Entry and answer if they are equal. The object must be an instance of Map.Entry and have the same key and value.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - the object to compare with this object

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this Map.Entry, false otherwise

See Also:

hashCode()

getKey

public Object getKey()

Gets the key.

Returns:

the key

getValue

public Object getValue()

Gets the value.

Returns:

the value

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Answers an integer hash code for the receiver. Objects which are equal answer the same value for this method.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the receiver's hash

See Also:

equals(java.lang.Object)

setValue

public Object setValue(Object object)

Sets the value.

Parameters:

object - the old value