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35 package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;
36
37 /**
38 * A light-weight object used to wrap any object. This allows Castor to effectively "wrap" and
39 * "unwrap" elements during marshaling and unmarshaling.
40 *
41 * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
42 */
43 public class ContainerElement {
44
45 /** The "parent" object, i.e., the object that the contained object actually belongs to. */
46 private Object _parent = null;
47 /** The object "contained" within this ContainerElement. */
48 private Object _object = null;
49
50 /**
51 * Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
52 */
53 public ContainerElement() {
54 super();
55 } // -- ContainerElement
56
57 /**
58 * Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.
59 *
60 * @param object the Object to set
61 */
62 public ContainerElement(Object object) {
63 super();
64 _object = object;
65 } // -- ContainerElement
66
67 /**
68 * Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
69 *
70 * @return the object contained within this ContainerElement.
71 */
72 public Object getObject() {
73 return _object;
74 } // -- getObject
75
76 /**
77 * Returns the parent of the contained object.
78 *
79 * @return the parent of the contained object.
80 */
81 public Object getParent() {
82 return _parent;
83 } // -- getParent
84
85 /**
86 * Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
87 *
88 * @param object the Object to set
89 */
90 public void setObject(Object object) {
91 _object = object;
92 } // -- setObject
93
94 /**
95 * Sets the parent of the contained object.
96 *
97 * @param parent the parent of the contained object
98 */
99 public void setParent(Object parent) {
100 _parent = parent;
101 } // -- setParent
102
103 } // -- class: ContainerElement