MetaProperty (Groovy 2.4.8)

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java.lang.Object
- groovy.lang.MetaProperty

Direct Known Subclasses:

CachedField, MetaArrayLengthProperty, MetaBeanProperty, MetaExpandoProperty, MethodMetaProperty, MultipleSetterProperty
```
public abstract class MetaProperty
extends java.lang.Object
```
Represents a property on a bean which may have a getter and/or a setter

Author:

James Strachan

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

protected java.lang.String name

static java.lang.String PROPERTY_SET_PREFIX

protected java.lang.Class type

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

MetaProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class type)
Constructor that sets the property name and type (class)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`getGetterName(java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Class type)` Gets the name for the getter for this property
`int`	`getModifiers()` Returns the access modifier.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Return the name of the property
`abstract java.lang.Object`	`getProperty(java.lang.Object object)`
`static java.lang.String`	`getSetterName(java.lang.String propertyName)` Gets the setter for the getter for this property.
`java.lang.Class`	`getType()`
`abstract void`	`setProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object newValue)` Sets the property on the given object to the new value

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - name
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protected final java.lang.String name
```
  - type
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protected java.lang.Class type
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  - PROPERTY_SET_PREFIX
```
public static final java.lang.String PROPERTY_SET_PREFIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - MetaProperty
```
public MetaProperty(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.Class type)
```
    Constructor that sets the property name and type (class)
- Method Detail
  - getProperty
```
public abstract java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Returns:
    
    the property of the given object
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - if the property could not be evaluated
  - setProperty
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public abstract void setProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                 java.lang.Object newValue)
```
    Sets the property on the given object to the new value
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - on which to set the property
    
    newValue - the new value of the property
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.RuntimeException - if the property could not be set
  - getName
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public java.lang.String getName()
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    Return the name of the property
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the pr