A pair containing a key and an associated value called
the item. Used primarily to represent the elements of
a Map. The type Entry<Key,Item> may be abbreviated
Key->Item. An instance of Entry may be constructed
using the -> operator:
String->Person entry = person.name->person;
| Initializer |
| Entry(Key key, Item item) Parameters:
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| Attributes | |
| hash | shared actual Integer hash The hash value of the value, which allows the value
to be an element of a hash-based set or key of a
hash-based map. Implementations must respect the
constraint that if Refined declaration: hash |
| item | Source Code shared Item item The value associated with the key. |
| key | Source Code shared Key key The key used to access the entry. |
| pair | Source Code A pair (2 element tuple) with the key and item of this entry. |
| string | Source Code shared actual String string Returns a description of the entry in the form
Refined declaration: string |
| Methods | |
| equals | Source Code Determines if this entry is equal to the given entry. Two entries are equal if they have the same key and the same value. Refined declaration: equals |