Class AbstractLinkedMap.LinkEntry<K,V>

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.collections4.map.AbstractHashedMap.HashEntry<K,V>
org.apache.commons.collections4.map.AbstractLinkedMap.LinkEntry<K,V>
All Implemented Interfaces:
Map.Entry<K,V>, KeyValue<K,V>
Enclosing class:
AbstractLinkedMap<K,V>

protected static class AbstractLinkedMap.LinkEntry<K,V> extends AbstractHashedMap.HashEntry<K,V>
LinkEntry that stores the data.

If you subclass AbstractLinkedMap but not LinkEntry then you will not be able to access the protected fields. The entryXxx() methods on AbstractLinkedMap exist to provide the necessary access.