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/*
 * Derived from code that was licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with Apache Commons Lang 3 for
 * additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 *
 * Brandon Mintern and the ASF license this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a
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package net.mintern.primitive.pair;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;

/**
 * An immutable pair consisting of an {@code Object} and an {@code char} element, providing a version
 * of {@link ImmutablePair} that avoids unnecessary {@code Character} boxing.
 * <p>
 * Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects that may be
 * stored. If a mutable object is stored in the pair, then the pair itself effectively becomes
 * mutable. The class is also {@code final}, so a subclass cannot add undesirable behavior.
 * <p>
 * #ThreadSafe# if the left object is thread-safe
 *
 * @param <L> the left element type
 * @author Brandon Mintern
 */
public final class ImmutableObjCharPair<L> extends ObjCharPair<L> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;

    /**
     * Obtains an immutable pair of the given {@code Object} and {@code char} values.
     *
     * @param <L> the left element type
     * @param left  the left element, may be null
     * @param right  the right element
     * @return a pair formed from the two parameters, not null
     */
    public static <L> ImmutableObjCharPair<L> of(L left, char right) {
        return new ImmutableObjCharPair<>(left, right);
    }

    public final L left;
    public final char right;

    /**
     * Create a new pair instance.
     *
     * @param left  the left value, may be null
     * @param right  the right value
     */
    public ImmutableObjCharPair(L left, char right) {
        this.left = left;
        this.right = right;
    }

    @Override
    public L getLeft() {
        return left;
    }

    @Override
    public char getRight() {
        return right;
    }

    @Override
    public ImmutablePair<L, Character> boxed() {
        return new ImmutablePair<>(left, right);
    }
}