// This class provided here for viewing only.  The other
// classes that use the KeyedItem class are coded to use 
// the version contained in the directory SearchKeys.

public abstract class KeyedItem {
   private Comparable searchKey;

   public KeyedItem(Comparable key) {
      searchKey = key;
   }  // end constructor

   public Comparable getKey() {
      return searchKey;
   } // end getKey
} // end KeyedItem