XAccessor.java

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package org.nuxeo.common.xmap;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
 */
public interface XAccessor {

    /**
     * Gets the type of the object to be set by this setter.
     *
     * @return the setter object type
     */
    Class getType();

    /**
     * Sets the value of the underlying member.
     *
     * @param instance the instance of the object that owns this field
     * @param value the value to set
     */
    void setValue(Object instance, Object value);

    Object getValue(Object instance);

}