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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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16 package org.apache.commons.collections;
17
18 /**
19  * Defines a simple key value pair.
20  * <p>
21  * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
22  * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
23  * two get methods.
24  *
25  * @since Commons Collections 3.0
26  * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/05/10 19:52:59 $
27  *
28  * @author Stephen Colebourne
29  */

30 public interface KeyValue {
31
32     /**
33      * Gets the key from the pair.
34      *
35      * @return the key
36      */

37     Object JavaDoc getKey();
38
39     /**
40      * Gets the value from the pair.
41      *
42      * @return the value
43      */

44     Object JavaDoc getValue();
45
46 }
47
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