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/**
 * Copyright (c) 2008, SnakeYAML
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package org.yaml.snakeyaml.introspector;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * 
 * A Property represents a single member variable of a class,
 * possibly including its accessor methods (getX, setX). The name stored in this
 * class is the actual name of the property as given for the class, not an
 * alias.
 * 
 *
 * 
 * Objects of this class have a total ordering which defaults to ordering based
 * on the name of the property.
 * 
 */
public abstract class Property implements Comparable {

    private final String name;
    private final Class type;

    public Property(String name, Class type) {
        this.name = name;
        this.type = type;
    }

    public Class getType() {
        return type;
    }

    abstract public Class[] getActualTypeArguments();

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getName() + " of " + getType();
    }

    public int compareTo(Property o) {
        return getName().compareTo(o.getName());
    }

    public boolean isWritable() {
        return true;
    }

    public boolean isReadable() {
        return true;
    }

    abstract public void set(Object object, Object value) throws Exception;

    abstract public Object get(Object object);

    /**
     * Returns the annotations that are present on this property or empty {@code List} if there're no annotations.
     *
     * @return the annotations that are present on this property or empty {@code List} if there're no annotations
     */
    abstract public List getAnnotations();

    /**
     * Returns property's annotation for the given type or {@code null} if it's not present.
     *
     * @param annotationType the type of the annotation to be returned
     * @param  class of the annotation
     *
     * @return property's annotation for the given type or {@code null} if it's not present
     */
    abstract public  A getAnnotation(Class annotationType);

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return getName().hashCode() + getType().hashCode();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object other) {
        if (other instanceof Property) {
            Property p = (Property) other;
            return getName().equals(p.getName()) && getType().equals(p.getType());
        }
        return false;
    }
}