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package org.hibernate.property;
import org.hibernate.PropertyNotFoundException;
/**
* Abstracts the notion of a "property". Defines a strategy for accessing the
* value of an attribute.
*
* @author Gavin King
*/
public interface PropertyAccessor {
/**
* Create a "getter" for the named attribute
*
* @param theClass The class on which the property is defined.
* @param propertyName The name of the property.
*
* @return An appropriate getter.
*
* @throws PropertyNotFoundException Indicates a problem interpretting the propertyName
*/
public Getter getGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) throws PropertyNotFoundException;
/**
* Create a "setter" for the named attribute
*
* @param theClass The class on which the property is defined.
* @param propertyName The name of the property.
*
* @return An appropriate setter
*
* @throws PropertyNotFoundException Indicates a problem interpretting the propertyName
*/
public Setter getSetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) throws PropertyNotFoundException;
}