tiles-ognl/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/ognl/PropertyAccessorDelegateFactory.java

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package org.apache.tiles.ognl;

import ognl.PropertyAccessor;

/**
 * Decides a {@link PropertyAccessor} depending on the property name and the
 * object to evaluate.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of the root object to evaluate.
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @since 2.2.0
 */
public interface PropertyAccessorDelegateFactory<T> {

    /**
     * Returns a prooerty accessor appropriate for the property name and the
     * object passed.
     *
     * @param propertyName The name of the property.
     * @param obj The root object to evaluate.
     * @return The appropriate property accessor.
     * @since 2.2.0
     */
    PropertyAccessor getPropertyAccessor(String propertyName, T obj);
}