/*- * See the file LICENSE for redistribution information. * * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * */ package com.sleepycat.collections; import java.util.Map; /** * A simple Map.Entry implementation that can be used as in * input parameter. Since a MapEntryParameter is not obtained * from a map, it is not attached to any map in particular. To emphasize that * changing this object does not change the map, the {@link #setValue} method * always throws UnsupportedOperationException. * *

Warning: Use of this interface violates the Java Collections * interface contract since these state that Map.Entry objects * should only be obtained from Map.entrySet() sets, while this * class allows constructing them directly. However, it is useful for * performing operations on an entry set such as add(), contains(), etc. For * restrictions see {@link #getValue} and {@link #setValue}.

* * @author Mark Hayes */ public class MapEntryParameter implements Map.Entry { private K key; private V value; /** * Creates a map entry with a given key and value. * * @param key is the key to use. * * @param value is the value to use. */ public MapEntryParameter(K key, V value) { this.key = key; this.value = value; } /** * Computes a hash code as specified by {@link * java.util.Map.Entry#hashCode}. * * @return the computed hash code. */ public int hashCode() { return ((key == null) ? 0 : key.hashCode()) ^ ((value == null) ? 0 : value.hashCode()); } /** * Compares this entry to a given entry as specified by {@link * java.util.Map.Entry#equals}. * * @return the computed hash code. */ public boolean equals(Object other) { if (!(other instanceof Map.Entry)) { return false; } Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) other; return ((key == null) ? (e.getKey() == null) : key.equals(e.getKey())) && ((value == null) ? (e.getValue() == null) : value.equals(e.getValue())); } /** * Returns the key of this entry. * * @return the key of this entry. */ public final K getKey() { return key; } /** * Returns the value of this entry. Note that this will be the value * passed to the constructor or the last value passed to {@link #setValue}. * It will not reflect changes made to a Map. * * @return the value of this entry. */ public final V getValue() { return value; } /** * Always throws UnsupportedOperationException since this * object is not attached to a map. */ public V setValue(V newValue) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); } final void setValueInternal(V newValue) { this.value = newValue; } /** * Converts the entry to a string representation for debugging. * * @return the string representation. */ public String toString() { return "[key [" + key + "] value [" + value + ']'; } }