org.compass.core.accessor
Interface Getter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicGetter, DirectPropertyAccessor.DirectGetter

public interface Getter
extends Serializable

Gets values of a particular attribute.

Author:

kimchy

Method Summary

Object	get(Object target) Get the property value from the given instance
Type	getGenericReturnType() Returns the generic return type of the return type.
String	getName() Get the property name
Class	getReturnType() Get the declared Java type

Method Detail

get

Object get(Object target)
           throws CompassException

Get the property value from the given instance

Throws:

CompassException

getReturnType

Class getReturnType()

Get the declared Java type

getGenericReturnType

Type getGenericReturnType()

Returns the generic return type of the return type. Can return null if not known or not set.

See Also:

Field.getGenericType(), Method.getGenericReturnType()

getName

String getName()

Get the property name