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package org.apache.commons.collections.keyvalue;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.commons.collections.KeyValue;

/**
 * A restricted implementation of {@link java.util.Map.Entry} that prevents
 * the MapEntry contract from being broken.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/02/18 01:00:08 $
 * 
 * @author James Strachan
 * @author Michael A. Smith
 * @author Neil O'Toole
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public final class DefaultMapEntry extends AbstractMapEntry {
    
    /**
     * Constructs a new entry with the specified key and given value.
     *
     * @param key  the key for the entry, may be null
     * @param value  the value for the entry, may be null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final Object key, final Object value) {
        super(key, value);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new entry from the specified KeyValue.
     *
     * @param pair  the pair to copy, must not be null
     * @throws NullPointerException if the entry is null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final KeyValue pair) {
        super(pair.getKey(), pair.getValue());
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new entry from the specified MapEntry.
     *
     * @param entry  the entry to copy, must not be null
     * @throws NullPointerException if the entry is null
     */
    public DefaultMapEntry(final Map.Entry entry) {
        super(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
    }

}