Class SimpleEntry

vm/JavaAPI/src/java/util/AbstractMap.java:164–266

A key-value mapping. @param the type of key @param the type of value @since 1.6

     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static class SimpleEntry<K, V> implements Map.Entry<K, V> {

        private static final long serialVersionUID = -8499721149061103585L;

        private K key;

        private V value;

        /**
         * Constructs a new instance by key and value.
         * 
         * @param theKey
         *            the key
         * @param theValue
         *            the value
         */
        public SimpleEntry(K theKey, V theValue) {
            key = theKey;
            value = theValue;
        }

        /**
         * Constructs a new instance by an entry
         * 
         * @param entry
         *            the entry
         */
        public SimpleEntry(Map.Entry<? extends K, ? extends V> entry) {
            key = entry.getKey();
            value = entry.getValue();
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         * 
         * @see java.util.Map.Entry#getKey()
         */
        public K getKey() {
            return key;
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         * 
         * @see java.util.Map.Entry#getValue()
         */
        public V getValue() {
            return value;
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         * 
         * @see java.util.Map.Entry#setValue(java.lang.Object)
         */
        public V setValue(V object) {
            V result = value;
            value = object;