/*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Brockmann Consult GmbH (info@brockmann-consult.de)
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
* Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
* any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
* more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
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*/
package com.bc.ceres.binding;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
/**
* A factory for property descriptors derived from Java class {@link Field}s.
*
* @author Norman Fomferra
* @since 0.6
*/
public interface PropertyDescriptorFactory {
/**
* Creates a new property descriptor for the given field.
*
* @param field The field.
* @return The property descriptor or {@code null}, if it cannot be derived from the given field.
*/
PropertyDescriptor createValueDescriptor(Field field);
}