| // Copyright 2007 The Apache Software Foundation |
| // |
| // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| // You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| // |
| // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| // |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry; |
| |
| import org.apache.tapestry.ioc.AnnotationProvider; |
| |
| /** |
| * Used to read or update the value associated with a property. A PropertyConduit provides access to the annotations on |
| * the underlying getter and/or setter methods. |
| */ |
| public interface PropertyConduit extends AnnotationProvider |
| { |
| /** |
| * Reads the property from the instance. |
| * |
| * @param instance object containing the property |
| * @return the current value of the property |
| */ |
| Object get(Object instance); |
| |
| /** |
| * Changes the current value of the property. |
| * |
| * @param instance object containing the property |
| * @param value to change the property to |
| */ |
| void set(Object instance, Object value); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the type of the property read or updated by the conduit. |
| */ |
| Class getPropertyType(); |
| } |