/*
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Funambol, Inc
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
 * 02111-1307  USA
 */


#ifndef INCL_KEY_VALUE_PAIR
#define INCL_KEY_VALUE_PAIR
/** @cond DEV */

#include "base/fscapi.h"
#include "base/util/ArrayElement.h"

/**
 * This class is an ArrayElement that keeps a key-value pair.
 */
class KeyValuePair : public ArrayElement {
    public:

        KeyValuePair(const char*  key = NULL, const char*  value = NULL);
        ~KeyValuePair();

        ArrayElement* clone();

        /**
         * Sets the key. The string is duplicated so that the caller can
         * independently release its copy. If key is NULL, the older value
         * is released.
         *
         * @param key the new key
         */
        void setKey(const char*  key);

        /**
         * Sets the value. The string is duplicated so that the caller can
         * independently release its copy. If value is NULL, the older value
         * is released.
         *
         * @param value the new value
         */

        void setValue(const char*  value);

        /**
         * Returns the key (the internal buffer address is returned).
         */
        const char*  getKey();

        /**
         * Returns the value (the internal buffer address is returned).
         */
        const char*  getValue();

    private:
        char*  k;
        char*  v;
};

/** @endcond */
#endif