Association (EclipseLink 3.0.3, API Reference)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.Association

All Implemented Interfaces:

Map.Entry

Direct Known Subclasses:

PropertyAssociation, TypedAssociation
```
public class Association
extends Object
implements 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 Object key

protected Object value

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Association()
Default constructor.

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

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`getKey()`	PUBLIC: Return the key.
`Object`	`getValue()`	PUBLIC: Return the value.
`void`	`setKey(Object key)`	PUBLIC: Set the key.
`Object`	`setValue(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 Object key
```
  - value
```
protected Object value
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Association
```
public Association()
```
    Default constructor.
  - Association
```
public Association(Object key,
                   Object value)
```
    PUBLIC: Create an association.
- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
public Object getKey()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getKey in interface Map.Entry
  - getValue
```
public Object getValue()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface Map.Entry
  - setKey
```
public void setKey(Object key)
```
    PUBLIC: Set the key.
  - setValue
```
public Object setValue(Object value)
```
    PUBLIC: Set the value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in interface Map.Entry