DefaultMapEntry.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.keyvalue;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.KeyValue;

/**
 * A restricted implementation of {@link java.util.Map.Entry Map.Entry} that prevents
 * the {@link java.util.Map.Entry Map.Entry} contract from being broken.
 *
 * @param <K> the type of keys
 * @param <V> the type of mapped values
 * @since 3.0
 */
public final class DefaultMapEntry<K, V> extends AbstractMapEntry<K, V> {

    /**
     * Constructs a new entry with the specified key and given value.
     *
     * @param key  the key for the entry, may be null
     * @param value  the value for the entry, may be null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final K key, final V value) {
        super(key, value);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new entry from the specified {@code KeyValue}.
     *
     * @param pair  the pair to copy, must not be null
     * @throws NullPointerException if the entry is null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final KeyValue<? extends K, ? extends V> pair) {
        super(pair.getKey(), pair.getValue());
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new entry from the specified {@code Map.Entry}.
     *
     * @param entry  the entry to copy, must not be null
     * @throws NullPointerException if the entry is null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final Map.Entry<? extends K, ? extends V> entry) {
        super(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
    }

}