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Association.java API Doc Glassfish v2 API 3140 Tue May 22 16:54:46 BST 2007 oracle.toplink.essentials.mappings

Association

java.lang.Object

public class Association extends Object implements Map$Entry

Purpose: Generic association object. This can be used to map hashtable/map containers where the key and value primitives or independent objects.

author: James Sutherland
since: TOPLink/Java 3.0

Fields Summary
protected Object
key
protected Object
value
Constructors Summary
public Association()
Default constructor.
super();
public Association(Object key, Object value)
PUBLIC: Create an association.
this.key = key; this.value = value;
Methods Summary
public java.lang.Object getKey()
PUBLIC: Return the key.
return key;
public java.lang.Object getValue()
PUBLIC: Return the value.
return value;
public void setKey(java.lang.Object key)
PUBLIC: Set the key.
this.key = key;
public java.lang.Object setValue(java.lang.Object value)
PUBLIC: Set the value.
Object oldValue = this.value; this.value = value; return oldValue;