1 /*
2 * Copyright 2008 Tobias Hochwallner
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 *
16 */
17 package org.castor.core.nature;
18
19 /**
20 * PropertyHolder provides get and set methods on a holder.
21 * @see ClassInfo
22 * @see Nature
23 *
24 * @author Sebastian Gabmeyer
25 * @since 1.2.1
26 *
27 */
28 public interface PropertyHolder extends NatureExtendable {
29
30 /**
31 * Get a property by its name.
32 *
33 * @param name the name of the property to get.
34 * @return the property as specified by the name.
35 */
36 Object getProperty(final String name);
37
38 /**
39 * Set a property specified by the name to the passed value.
40 *
41 * @param name the name of the property to set.
42 * @param value the value to set the specified property to.
43 */
44 void setProperty(final String name, final Object value);
45 }