Generic pair class

Question

Just attempting this question I found in a past exam paper so that I can prepare for an upcoming Java examination.

Provide a generic class Pair for representing pair

Answer 1

My version of Pair. This also handles compares. PS : Most of the code is taken from AOSP.

package util;

import java.util.Objects;

public class Pair, S extends Comparable>
  implements Comparable> {

    public final F first;
    public final S second;

    /**
     * Constructor for a Pair.
     *
     * @param first  the first object in the Pair
     * @param second the second object in the pair
     */
    public Pair(F first, S second) {
        this.first = first;
        this.second = second;
    }

    /**
     * Checks the two objects for equality by delegating to their respective
     * {@link Object#equals(Object)} methods.
     *
     * @param o the {@link Pair} to which this one is to be checked for equality
     * @return true if the underlying objects of the Pair are both considered
     * equal
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (!(o instanceof Pair)) {
            return false;
        }
        Pair p = (Pair) o;
        return Objects.equals(p.first, first) && Objects.equals(p.second, second);
    }

    /**
     * Compute a hash code using the hash codes of the underlying objects
     *
     * @return a hashcode of the Pair
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return (first == null ? 0 : first.hashCode()) ^ (second == null ? 0 : second.hashCode());
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method for creating an appropriately typed pair.
     *
     * @param a the first object in the Pair
     * @param b the second object in the pair
     * @return a Pair that is templatized with the types of a and b
     */
    public static , B extends Comparable> Pair create(A a, B b) {
        return new Pair<>(a, b);
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(Pair that) {
        int cmp = this.first.compareTo(that.first);
        if (cmp == 0)
            cmp = this.second.compareTo(that.second);
        return cmp;
    }
}