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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util;
021    
022    
023    /**
024     * Defines a simple key value pair.
025     * <p>
026     * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
027     * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
028     * two get methods.
029     * 
030     * @since Commons Collections 3.0
031     * @version $Revision: 437007 $ $Date: 2006-08-26 01:06:17 +0200 (Sam, 26 aoû 2006) $
032     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
033     */
034    public interface KeyValue
035    {
036    
037        /**
038         * Gets the key from the pair.
039         * 
040         * @return the key
041         */
042        Object getKey();
043    
044    
045        /**
046         * Gets the value from the pair.
047         * 
048         * @return the value
049         */
050        Object getValue();
051    
052    }