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package javafx.beans.property;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
/**
* Generic interface that defines the methods common to all readable properties
* independent of their type.
*
*
* @param
* the type of the wrapped value
* @since JavaFX 2.0
*/
public interface ReadOnlyProperty extends ObservableValue {
/**
* Returns the {@code Object} that contains this property. If this property
* is not contained in an {@code Object}, {@code null} is returned.
*
* @return the containing {@code Object} or {@code null}
*/
Object getBean();
/**
* Returns the name of this property. If the property does not have a name,
* this method returns an empty {@code String}.
*
* @return the name or an empty {@code String}
*/
String getName();
}