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package de.intarsys.tools.reflect;
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* An object able to access a field within a delegate
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public interface IFieldHandler {
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* Make a reflective read access to the field represented by this within the
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* <code>receiver</code>.
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* The object hosting the field.
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* @return The field value
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* @throws FieldException
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public Object getValue(Object receiver) throws FieldAccessException;
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* Make a reflective write access to the field represented by this within
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* <code>receiver</code>.
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* The object hosting the field.
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* The new value for the field
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* @return The previous field value. This is an optional feature.
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* @throws FieldException
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public Object setValue(Object receiver, Object value)
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throws FieldAccessException;