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package org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple;

/**
 * <p>An immutable pair consisting of two {@code Object} elements.

 * 
 * <p>Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects
 * that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the pair, then the pair
 * itself effectively becomes mutable. The class is also {@code final}, so a subclass
 * can not add undesirable behaviour.</p>
 * 
 * <p>#ThreadSafe# if both paired objects are thread-safe

 *
 * @param <L> the left element type
 * @param <R> the right element type
 *
 * @since Lang 3.0
 */
public final class ImmutablePair<L, R> extends Pair {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4954918890077093841L;

    /** Left object */
    public final L left;
    /** Right object */
    public final R right;

    /**
     * <p>Obtains an immutable pair of from two objects inferring the generic types.

     * 
     * <p>This factory allows the pair to be created using inference to
     * obtain the generic types.</p>
     * 
     * @param <L> the left element type
     * @param <R> the right element type
     * @param left  the left element, may be null
     * @param right  the right element, may be null
     * @return a pair formed from the two parameters, not null
     */
    public static <L, R> ImmutablePair of(final L left, final R right) {
        return new ImmutablePair<L, R>(left, right);
    }

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

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public L getLeft() {
        return left;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public R getRight() {
        return right;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Throws {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.

     * 
     * <p>This pair is immutable, so this operation is not supported.

     *
     * @param value  the value to set
     * @return never
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException as this operation is not supported
     */
    @Override
    public R setValue(final R value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

}