oracle.toplink.mappings
Class Association

java.lang.Object
oracle.toplink.mappings.Association

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Map.Entry

Direct Known Subclasses:

TypedAssociation

public class Association

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Map.Entry

Purpose: Generic association object. This can be used to map hashtable/map containers where the key and value primitives or independent objects.

Since:

TOPLink/Java 3.0

Constructor Summary

Association()
Default constructor.

Association(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value)
PUBLIC: Create an association.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getKey() PUBLIC: Return the key.
java.lang.Object	getValue() PUBLIC: Return the value.
void	setKey(java.lang.Object key) PUBLIC: Set the key.
java.lang.Object	setValue(java.lang.Object value) PUBLIC: Set the value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

Association

public Association()

Default constructor.

Association

public Association(java.lang.Object key,
                   java.lang.Object value)

PUBLIC: Create an association.

Method Detail

getKey

public java.lang.Object getKey()

PUBLIC: Return the key.

Specified by:

getKey in interface java.util.Map.Entry

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

PUBLIC: Return the value.

Specified by:

getValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry

setKey

public void setKey(java.lang.Object key)

PUBLIC: Set the key.

setValue

public java.lang.Object setValue(java.lang.Object value)

PUBLIC: Set the value.

Specified by:

setValue in interface java.util.Map.Entry