Getter.java

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package org.milyn.javabean.binding.model.get;

import org.milyn.javabean.binding.BeanSerializationException;

/**
 * Bean ModelSet node getter.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:tom.fennelly@gmail.com">tom.fennelly@gmail.com</a>
 */
public interface Getter<T> {

    /**
     * Get a value from the supplied context object.
     * @param contextObject The context object from which the get operation is to be applied.
     * @return The value returned from the get invocation.
     * @throws BeanSerializationException Exception applying get operation on the context object instance.
     */
    Object get(final T contextObject) throws BeanSerializationException;
}