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 *
 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
 * individuals on behalf of Project JXTA.  For more
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 *
 * This license is based on the BSD license adopted by the Apache Foundation.
 *
 * $Id: ShellObject.java,v 1.9 2007/05/30 21:23:47 bondolo Exp $
 */

package net.jxta.impl.shell;

/**
 * The value of a JXTA Shell environment variable.
 */
public class ShellObject<T> {

    /**
     *  A description for the shell object.
     */
    private final String description;
    
    /**
     *  The object to be associated with the Shell Object.
     */
    private final T object;
    
    /**
     *  Standard Constructor
     *
     *  @param description A description for the shell object.
     *  @param object The object to be associated with the Shell Object.
     */
    public ShellObject(String description, T object) {
        this.description = description;
        this.object = object;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "\"" + description + "\" [" + getObjectClass().getName() + "]";
    }

    public String getName() {
        return description;
    }

    public T getObject() {
        return object;
    }

    public Class<T> getObjectClass() {
        return (Class<T>) object.getClass();
    }
}