## groovy.lang
Class ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
          groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

Enclosing class:
  ExpandoMetaClass

    protected class ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty

extends GroovyObjectSupport

Instances of this class are returned when using the << left shift operator. Example: metaClass.myMethod << { String args -> } This allows callbacks to the ExpandoMetaClass for registering appending methods

Author:
  Graeme Rocher

Field Summary
`protected boolean` `isStatic`
`protected String` `propertyName`

Constructor Summary
`protected` `ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty(String name)`
`protected` `ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty(String name, boolean isStatic)`

Method Summary
`Object` `getProperty(String property)` Retrieves a property value.
`String` `getPropertyName()`
`boolean` `isStatic()`
`Object` `leftShift(Object arg)`
`void` `setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` Sets the given property to the new value.

Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
`getMetaClass, invokeMethod, setMetaClass`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### propertyName

    protected String propertyName

### isStatic

    protected boolean isStatic

Constructor Detail

### ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty

    protected ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty(String name)

### ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty

    protected ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty(String name,
                                                   boolean isStatic)

Method Detail

### getPropertyName

    public String getPropertyName()

### isStatic

    public boolean isStatic()

### leftShift

    public Object leftShift(Object arg)

### getProperty

    public Object getProperty(String property)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Retrieves a property value.

  Specified by:
    `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `getProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
  Returns:
    the given property

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(String property,
                            Object newValue)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Sets the given property to the new value.

  Specified by:
    `setProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `setProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
    `newValue` - the new value for the property

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