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package groovy.lang;

/**
 * The interface implemented by all Groovy objects.
 * 

* Especially handy for using Groovy objects when in the Java world. * * @author James Strachan */ public interface GroovyObject { /** * Invokes the given method. * * @param name the name of the method to call * @param args the arguments to use for the method call * @return the result of invoking the method */ Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args); /** * Retrieves a property value. * * @param propertyName the name of the property of interest * @return the given property */ Object getProperty(String propertyName); /** * Sets the given property to the new value. * * @param propertyName the name of the property of interest * @param newValue the new value for the property */ void setProperty(String propertyName, Object newValue); /** * Returns the metaclass for a given class. * * @return the metaClass of this instance */ MetaClass getMetaClass(); /** * Allows the MetaClass to be replaced with a derived implementation. * * @param metaClass the new metaclass */ void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass); }





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