Package org.eclipse.persistence.mappings

Class Association

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.Map.Entry
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    PropertyAssociation, 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.

    Author:
    James Sutherland
    Since:
    TOPLink/Java 3.0

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      protected java.lang.Object key  
      protected java.lang.Object value  

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Association()
      Default constructor.
      Association​(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value)
      PUBLIC: Create an association.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      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

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

      • Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

        equals, hashCode

    • Field Detail

      • key

        protected java.lang.Object key

      • value

        protected java.lang.Object value

    • 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