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   * Copyright 2010, PrismTech, Inc.
   * Copyright 2010, Real-Time Innovations, Inc.
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   *
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  package org.omg.dds.type.builtin;
  
  import java.io.Serializable;
  
  import org.omg.dds.core.DDSObject;
  import org.omg.dds.core.ServiceEnvironment;
  
  
  public abstract class KeyedString implements Cloneable, Serializable, DDSObject
  {
      private static final long serialVersionUID = 5185023295888681379L;
  
      public static KeyedString newKeyedString(ServiceEnvironment env)
      {
          return env.getSPI().newKeyedString();
      }
  
      /**
       * @param key the key to set
       *
       * @return  this
       */
      public abstract KeyedString setKey(CharSequence key);
  
      /**
       * @return the key
       */
      public abstract String getKey();
  
      /**
       * @param value the value to set
       *
       * @return  this
       */
      public abstract KeyedString setValue(CharSequence value);
  
      /**
       * @return the value
       */
      public abstract String getValue();
  
  
      // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
      /**
       * Overwrite the state of this object with that of the given object.
       */
      public abstract void copyFrom(KeyedString src);
  
      @Override
      public abstract KeyedString clone();
  }
  