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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START====================================================
+ * org.onap.aaf
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * Licensed 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 copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END====================================================
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Slot.java
+ *
+ * Created on: Dec 5, 2008
+ * Created by: Jonathan
+ *
+ * (c) 2008 SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. All rights reserved.
+ *******************************************************************
+ * RESTRICTED - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The Information contained
+ * herein is for use only by authorized employees of AT&T Services,
+ * Inc., and authorized Affiliates of AT&T Services, Inc., and is
+ * not for general distribution within or outside the respective
+ * companies.
+ *******************************************************************
+ */
+package org.onap.aaf.misc.env;
+
+/**
+ * Slot's are used to store and retrieve data in the transaction's State object.
+ */
+public final class Slot {
+
+ /*
+ * The name of the Slot.
+ */
+ private final String key;
+
+ /*
+ * The index of the State's local map associated with this Slot.
+ */
+ final int slot;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a new Slot.
+ *
+ * @param index
+ * The index of State's local map this Slot is associated with.
+ * @param name
+ * The name of the Slot's key.
+ */
+ Slot(int index, String name) {
+ slot = index;
+ key = name;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Debug method only to print key=slot pairs.
+ */
+ public String toString() {
+ return key + '=' + slot;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of this Slot's key.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The name of this Slot's key.
+ */
+ public String getKey() {
+ return key;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Put an Object into the slot on the State
+ * @param state
+ * @param obj
+ */
+ public void put(Object[] state, Object obj) {
+ state[slot]=obj;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get an Object from the slot on the State
+ * @param state
+ * @param obj
+ */
+ public Object get(Object[] state) {
+ return state[slot];
+ }
+
+}