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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
    018
    019/**
    020 * Defines a simple key value pair.
    021 * <p>
    022 * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
    023 * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
    024 * two get methods.
    025 * </p>
    026 *
    027 * @param <K> the type of the key
    028 * @param <V> the type of the value
    029 * @since 3.0
    030 */
    031public interface KeyValue<K, V> {
    032
    033    /**
    034     * Gets the key from the pair.
    035     *
    036     * @return the key
    037     */
    038    K getKey();
    039
    040    /**
    041     * Gets the value from the pair.
    042     *
    043     * @return the value
    044     */
    045    V getValue();
    046
    047}