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021
022package org.nuxeo.common.xmap;
023
024/**
025 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
026 */
027public interface XAccessor {
028
029    /**
030     * Gets the type of the object to be set by this setter.
031     *
032     * @return the setter object type
033     */
034    Class getType();
035
036    /**
037     * Sets the value of the underlying member.
038     *
039     * @param instance the instance of the object that owns this field
040     * @param value the value to set
041     */
042    void setValue(Object instance, Object value);
043
044    Object getValue(Object instance);
045
046}