trunk/bval-core/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/DynamicMetaBean.java

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package org.apache.bval;

import org.apache.bval.model.MetaBean;

// TODO: Reduce visibility

/**
 * Description: Dynamic {@link MetaBean} subclass.<br/>
 */
public final class DynamicMetaBean extends MetaBean {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private final MetaBeanFinder finder;

    /**
     * Create a new DynamicMetaBean instance.
     * @param finder
     */
    public DynamicMetaBean(MetaBeanFinder finder) {
        this.finder = finder;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * different strategies with hints to find MetaBean of associated object can
     * be implemented here.
     */
    @Override
    public MetaBean resolveMetaBean(Object bean) {
        return bean instanceof Class<?> ?
                finder.findForClass((Class<?>) bean) : finder.findForClass(bean.getClass());
    }
}