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17 package org.apache.commons.collections4;
18
19 /**
20 * Defines a simple key value pair.
21 * <p>
22 * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
23 * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
24 * two get methods.
25 * </p>
26 *
27 * @param <K> the type of the key
28 * @param <V> the type of the value
29 * @since 3.0
30 */
31 public interface KeyValue<K, V> {
32
33 /**
34 * Gets the key from the pair.
35 *
36 * @return the key
37 */
38 K getKey();
39
40 /**
41 * Gets the value from the pair.
42 *
43 * @return the value
44 */
45 V getValue();
46
47 }