org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple
Class ImmutablePair<L,R>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair<L,R>
      org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair<L,R>

Type Parameters:

L - the left element type

R - the right element type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Pair<L,R>>, Map.Entry<L,R>

public final class ImmutablePair<L,R>
extends Pair<L,R>

An immutable pair consisting of two Object elements.

Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the pair, then the pair itself effectively becomes mutable. The class is also not final, so a subclass could add undesirable behaviour.

#ThreadSafe# if the objects are threadsafe

Since:

Lang 3.0

Version:

$Id: ImmutablePair.java 1127544 2011-05-25 14:35:42Z scolebourne $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

L	left Left object
R	right Right object

Constructor Summary

ImmutablePair(L left, R right)
Create a new pair instance.

Method Summary

L	getLeft() Gets the left element from this pair.
R	getRight() Gets the right element from this pair.
static <L,R> ImmutablePair<L,R>	of(L left, R right) Obtains an immutable pair of from two objects inferring the generic types.
R	setValue(R value) Throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair

compareTo, equals, getKey, getValue, hashCode, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

left

public final L left

Left object

right

public final R right

Right object

Constructor Detail

ImmutablePair

public ImmutablePair(L left,
                     R right)

Create a new pair instance.

Parameters:

left - the left value, may be null

right - the right value, may be null

Method Detail

of

public static <L,R> ImmutablePair<L,R> of(L left,
                                          R right)

Obtains an immutable pair of from two objects inferring the generic types.

This factory allows the pair to be created using inference to obtain the generic types.

Type Parameters:

L - the left element type

R - the right element type

Parameters:

left - the left element, may be null

right - the right element, may be null

Returns:

a pair formed from the two parameters, not null

getLeft

public L getLeft()

Gets the left element from this pair.

When treated as a key-value pair, this is the key.

Specified by:

getLeft in class Pair<L,R>

Returns:

the left element, may be null

getRight

public R getRight()

Gets the right element from this pair.

When treated as a key-value pair, this is the value.

Specified by:

getRight in class Pair<L,R>

Returns:

the right element, may be null

setValue

public R setValue(R value)

Throws UnsupportedOperationException.

This pair is immutable, so this operation is not supported.

Parameters:

value - the value to set

Returns:

never

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - as this operation is not supported