Module org.pojomatic

Package org.pojomatic

Interface PropertyElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPropertyElement, PropertyAccessor, PropertyField

public interface PropertyElement

A "property" on a class. In this context, all a property is is a means of obtaining a value from an instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>	getDeclaringClass()	Get the class object representing the class or interface declaring this property.
AnnotatedElement	getElement()	Get the original annotated element that this property is derived from.
String	getElementName()	Get the name of the underlying field or method.
String	getName()	Get the name of this property.
Class<?>	getPropertyType()	Get the type of this property - the return type of a method, or the type of a field
String	getType()	Get the type of element returns either "field" or "method".

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of this property.

Returns:

the name of this property.

getElement

AnnotatedElement getElement()

Get the original annotated element that this property is derived from.

Returns:

the original annotated element that this property is derived from.

getDeclaringClass

Class<?> getDeclaringClass()

Get the class object representing the class or interface declaring this property.

Returns:

the declaring class or interface of this property.

getElementName

String getElementName()

Get the name of the underlying field or method.

Returns:

the name of the underlying field or method.

getType

String getType()

Get the type of element returns either "field" or "method".

Returns:

the type of element.

getPropertyType

Class<?> getPropertyType()

Get the type of this property - the return type of a method, or the type of a field

Returns:

the type of this property