## groovy.lang
Class MetaProperty

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.lang.MetaProperty

Direct Known Subclasses:
  CachedField, MetaArrayLengthProperty, MetaBeanProperty, MetaExpandoProperty

    public abstract class MetaProperty

extends Object

Represents a property on a bean which may have a getter and/or a setter

Version:
  $Revision: 7922 $
Author:
  James Strachan

Field Summary
`protected String` `name`
`protected Class` `type`

Constructor Summary
`MetaProperty(String name, Class type)`

Method Summary
`int` `getModifiers()`
`String` `getName()`
`abstract Object` `getProperty(Object object)`
`Class` `getType()`
`abstract void` `setProperty(Object object, Object newValue)` Sets the property on the given object to the new value

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

Field Detail

### name

    protected final String name

### type

    protected Class type

Constructor Detail

### MetaProperty

    public MetaProperty(String name,
                        Class type)

Method Detail

### getProperty

    public abstract Object getProperty(Object object)

  Returns:
    the property of the given object
  Throws:
    `Exception` - if the property could not be evaluated

### setProperty

    public abstract void setProperty(Object object,
                                     Object newValue)

  Sets the property on the given object to the new value

  Parameters:
    `object` - on which to set the property
    `newValue` - the new value of the property
  Throws:
    `RuntimeException` - if the property could not be set

### getName

    public String getName()

### getType

    public Class getType()

  Returns:
    the type of the property

### getModifiers

    public int getModifiers()

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