Setter.java example

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package com.speedment.runtime.field.method;

/**
 *
 * @param  <ENTITY>  the entity type
 * 
 * @author  Emil Forslund
 * @since   3.0.0
 */
public interface Setter<ENTITY> {
    
    /**
     * A generic (untyped) set-method. Will throw a {@code ClassCastException}
     * if the wrong type is given.
     * 
     * @param entity  the entity to set in
     * @param value   the value to set to
     * @return        a reference to the entity
     * 
     * @throws ClassCastException  if the specified value is of the wrong type
     */
    ENTITY set(ENTITY entity, Object value) throws ClassCastException;
    
}