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package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;
/**
* A light-weight object used to wrap any object. This allows Castor to
* effectively "wrap" and "unwrap" elements during marshaling and unmarshaling.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
*/
public class ContainerElement {
/** The "parent" object, i.e., the object that the contained object actually belongs to. */
private Object _parent = null;
/** The object "contained" within this ContainerElement. */
private Object _object = null;
/**
* Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
*/
public ContainerElement() {
super();
} //-- ContainerElement
/**
* Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.
*
* @param object the Object to set
*/
public ContainerElement(Object object) {
super();
_object = object;
} //-- ContainerElement
/**
* Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
*
* @return the object contained within this ContainerElement.
*/
public Object getObject() {
return _object;
} //-- getObject
/**
* Returns the parent of the contained object.
*
* @return the parent of the contained object.
*/
public Object getParent() {
return _parent;
} //-- getParent
/**
* Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
*
* @param object the Object to set
*/
public void setObject(Object object) {
_object = object;
} //-- setObject
/**
* Sets the parent of the contained object.
*
* @param parent the parent of the contained object
*/
public void setParent(Object parent) {
_parent = parent;
} //-- setParent
} //-- class: ContainerElement