groovy-core/src/main/groovy/lang/MetaProperty.java

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package groovy.lang;

import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;

/**
 * Represents a property on a bean which may have a getter and/or a setter
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:james@coredevelopers.net">James Strachan</a>
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public abstract class MetaProperty {

    protected final String name;
    protected Class type;

    public MetaProperty(String name, Class type) {
        this.name = name;
        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * @return the property of the given object
     * @throws Exception if the property could not be evaluated
     */
    public abstract Object getProperty(Object object);

    /**
     * Sets the property on the given object to the new value
     * 
     * @param object on which to set the property
     * @param newValue the new value of the property
     * @throws RuntimeException if the property could not be set
     */
    public abstract void setProperty(Object object, Object newValue);

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * @return the type of the property
     */
    public Class getType() {
        return type;
    }
    
    public int getModifiers() {
        return Modifier.PUBLIC;
    }

}