package bboss.org.apache.velocity.util.introspection;
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/**
* Interface defining a 'getter'. For uses when looking for resolution of
* property references
*
* $foo.bar
*
* @author <a href="mailto:geirm@optonline.net">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a>
* @version $Id: VelPropertyGet.java 463298 2006-10-12 16:10:32Z henning $
*/
public interface VelPropertyGet
{
/**
* invocation method - called when the 'get action' should be
* preformed and a value returned
* @param o
* @return The resulting Object.
* @throws Exception
*/
public Object invoke(Object o) throws Exception;
/**
* specifies if this VelPropertyGet is cacheable and able to be
* reused for this class of object it was returned for
*
* @return true if can be reused for this class, false if not
*/
public boolean isCacheable();
/**
* returns the method name used to return this 'property'
* @return The method name used to return this 'property'
*/
public String getMethodName();
}