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package org.apache.openjpa.lib.util.collections;

/**
 * Defines a simple key value pair.
 * <p>
 * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
 * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
 * two get methods.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <K> the type of the key
 * @param <V> the type of the value
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface KeyValue<K, V> {

    /**
     * Gets the key from the pair.
     *
     * @return the key
     */
    K getKey();

    /**
     * Gets the value from the pair.
     *
     * @return the value
     */
    V getValue();

}
