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package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass;
/**
 * <p>A Dynamic class property getter interface
 * 
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @since Oct 24, 2005
 */
public interface DynamicProperty {

	/**
	 * Whether the target class contains the specified property
	 * @param propertyName The name of the property
	 * @return True if the class has the property
	 */
	boolean isPropertyMatch(String propertyName);

	/**
	 * Call the getter on the given object
	 * @param object The target object
	 * @return The result of the getter
	 */
	Object get(Object object);
	
	/**
	 * Call the setter on the given object
	 * @param object The target object
	 * @param newValue The new value of the property
	 */
	void set(Object object, Object newValue);

	/**
	 * @return The name of the property
	 */
	String getPropertyName();	

}