org.exolab.castor.mapping
Class MapItem

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.castor.mapping.MapItem

public class MapItem
extends Object

Represents a Mapped Object. This Class allows for more control over the key used in Maps and Hashtables.

Version:

$Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

Constructor Summary

MapItem()
Creates a new empty MapItem.

MapItem(Object key, Object value)
Creates a new MapItem with the given key and value.

Method Summary

Object	getKey() Returns the key Object for this MapItem, or null if no key has been specified.
Object	getValue() Returns the value Object for this MapItem, or null if no value has yet been specified.
void	setKey(Object key) Sets the key for this MapItem.
void	setValue(Object value) Sets the value for this MapItem.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MapItem

public MapItem()

Creates a new empty MapItem.

MapItem

public MapItem(Object key,
               Object value)

Creates a new MapItem with the given key and value.

Parameters:

key - the key Object for this MapItem.

value - the value for this MapItem.

Method Detail

getKey

public Object getKey()

Returns the key Object for this MapItem, or null if no key has been specified.

Returns:

the key Object for this MapItem.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns the value Object for this MapItem, or null if no value has yet been specified.

Returns:

the value Object for this MapItem.

setKey

public void setKey(Object key)

Sets the key for this MapItem.

Parameters:

key - the key Object for this MapItem.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Sets the value for this MapItem.

Parameters:

value - the value Object for this MapItem.