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45 package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;
46
47 /**
48 * A light-weight object used to wrap any object. This allows Castor to
49 * effectively "wrap" and "unwrap" elements during marshaling and unmarshaling.
50 *
51 * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
52 */
53 public class ContainerElement {
54
55 /** The "parent" object, i.e., the object that the contained object actually belongs to. */
56 private Object _parent = null;
57 /** The object "contained" within this ContainerElement. */
58 private Object _object = null;
59
60 /**
61 * Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
62 */
63 public ContainerElement() {
64 super();
65 } //-- ContainerElement
66
67 /**
68 * Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.
69 *
70 * @param object the Object to set
71 */
72 public ContainerElement(Object object) {
73 super();
74 _object = object;
75 } //-- ContainerElement
76
77 /**
78 * Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
79 *
80 * @return the object contained within this ContainerElement.
81 */
82 public Object getObject() {
83 return _object;
84 } //-- getObject
85
86 /**
87 * Returns the parent of the contained object.
88 *
89 * @return the parent of the contained object.
90 */
91 public Object getParent() {
92 return _parent;
93 } //-- getParent
94
95 /**
96 * Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
97 *
98 * @param object the Object to set
99 */
100 public void setObject(Object object) {
101 _object = object;
102 } //-- setObject
103
104 /**
105 * Sets the parent of the contained object.
106 *
107 * @param parent the parent of the contained object
108 */
109 public void setParent(Object parent) {
110 _parent = parent;
111 } //-- setParent
112
113 } //-- class: ContainerElement