net.sf.kdgcommons.util

Class NameValue<T>

java.lang.Object

net.sf.kdgcommons.util.NameValue<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<NameValue<T>>

public class NameValue<T>
extends Object
implements Comparable<NameValue<T>>, Serializable

An immutable 2-tuple that associates a name with a value. This is particularly useful for programs that perform database operations, as a way of managing the data coming back from JDBC.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NameValue(String name, T value)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(NameValue<T> that) Compares two NameValue instances.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Two NameValue instances are considered equal if both name and value components are equal.
String	getName()
T	getValue()
int	hashCode()
String	toString() Returns the string representation of this object, in the form [NAME=VALUE].

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NameValue

public NameValue(String name,
                 T value)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

getValue

public T getValue()

equals

public final boolean equals(Object obj)

Two NameValue instances are considered equal if both name and value components are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of this object, in the form [NAME=VALUE].

Overrides:

toString in class Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(NameValue<T> that)

Compares two NameValue instances. Instances are ordered by name first. If two instances have the same name, then the value is examined. If the value implements Comparable, this is straightforward; if not, the values are converted to strings and then compared.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<NameValue<T>>