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1 /*
2  $Id: Reference.java,v 1.2 2004/03/09 06:59:51 jstrachan Exp $
3
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45  */
46 package groovy.lang;
47
48 import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper;
49
50 /**
51  * Represents a reference to a value
52  *
53  * @author <a HREF="mailto:james@coredevelopers.net">James Strachan</a>
54  * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
55  */
56 public class Reference extends GroovyObjectSupport {
57
58     private Object JavaDoc value;
59
60     public Reference() {
61     }
62
63     public Reference(Object JavaDoc value) {
64         this.value = value;
65     }
66
67     public Object JavaDoc getProperty(String JavaDoc property) {
68         Object JavaDoc value = get();
69         if (value != null) {
70             return InvokerHelper.getProperty(value, property);
71         }
72         return super.getProperty(property);
73     }
74
75     public void setProperty(String JavaDoc property, Object JavaDoc newValue) {
76         Object JavaDoc value = get();
77         if (value != null) {
78             InvokerHelper.setProperty(value, property, newValue);
79         }
80         else {
81             super.setProperty(property, newValue);
82         }
83     }
84
85     public Object JavaDoc invokeMethod(String JavaDoc name, Object JavaDoc args) {
86         Object JavaDoc value = get();
87         if (value != null) {
88             try {
89                 return InvokerHelper.invokeMethod(value, name, args);
90             }
91             catch (Exception JavaDoc e) {
92                 return super.invokeMethod(name, args);
93             }
94         }
95         else {
96             return super.invokeMethod(name, args);
97         }
98     }
99
100     public Object JavaDoc get() {
101         return value;
102     }
103
104     public void set(Object JavaDoc value) {
105         this.value = value;
106     }
107 }
108
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