What is the equivalent of the C++ Pair in Java?

In a thread on comp.lang.java.help, Hunter Gratzner gives some arguments against the presence of a Pair construct in Java. The main argument is that a class Pair doesn’t convey any semantics about the relationship between the two values (how do you know what “first” and “second” mean ?). A better practice is to write a very simple class, like the one … Read more