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

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair<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>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ImmutablePair, MutablePair

public abstract class Pair<L,R>
extends Object
implements Map.Entry<L,R>, Comparable<Pair<L,R>>, Serializable

A pair consisting of two elements.

This class is an abstract implementation defining the basic API. It refers to the elements as 'left' and 'right'. It also implements the Map.Entry interface where the key is 'left' and the value is 'right'.

Subclass implementations may be mutable or immutable. However, there is no restriction on the type of the stored objects that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the pair, then the pair itself effectively becomes mutable.

Since:

Lang 3.0

Version:

$Id: Pair.java 1142401 2011-07-03 08:30:12Z bayard $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Pair()

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Pair<L,R> other) Compares the pair based on the left element followed by the right element.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this pair to another based on the two elements.
L	getKey() Gets the key from this pair.
abstract L	getLeft() Gets the left element from this pair.
abstract R	getRight() Gets the right element from this pair.
R	getValue() Gets the value from this pair.
int	hashCode() Returns a suitable hash code.
static <L,R> Pair<L,R>	of(L left, R right) Obtains an immutable pair of from two objects inferring the generic types.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of this pair using the format ($left,$right).
String	toString(String format) Formats the receiver using the given format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

setValue

Constructor Detail

Pair

public Pair()

Method Detail

of

public static <L,R> Pair<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 abstract L getLeft()

Gets the left element from this pair.

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

Returns:

the left element, may be null

getRight

public abstract R getRight()

Gets the right element from this pair.

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

Returns:

the right element, may be null

getKey

public final L getKey()

Gets the key from this pair.

This method implements the Map.Entry interface returning the left element as the key.

Specified by:

getKey in interface Map.Entry<L,R>

Returns:

the left element as the key, may be null

getValue

public R getValue()

Gets the value from this pair.

This method implements the Map.Entry interface returning the right element as the value.

Specified by:

getValue in interface Map.Entry<L,R>

Returns:

the right element as the value, may be null

compareTo

public int compareTo(Pair<L,R> other)

Compares the pair based on the left element followed by the right element. The types must be Comparable.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Pair<L,R>>

Parameters:

other - the other pair, not null

Returns:

negative if this is less, zero if equal, positive if greater

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this pair to another based on the two elements.

Specified by:

equals in interface Map.Entry<L,R>

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare to, null returns false

Returns:

true if the elements of the pair are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a suitable hash code. The hash code follows the definition in Map.Entry.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Map.Entry<L,R>

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hash code

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of this pair using the format ($left,$right).

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string describing this object, not null

toString

public String toString(String format)

Formats the receiver using the given format.

This uses Formattable to perform the formatting. Two variables may be used to embed the left and right elements. Use %1$s for the left element (key) and %2$s for the right element (value). The default format used by toString() is (%1$s,%2$s).

Parameters:

format - the format string, optionally containing %1$s and %2$s, not null

Returns:

the formatted string, not null