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 * $Id: MetaExpandoProperty.java 4287 2006-12-01 13:00:13Z blackdrag $
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package groovy.lang;

import java.util.Map.Entry;

/**
 * Represents a property in an Expando object
 * 
 * @author John Stump
 * @version $Revision: 4287 $
 */
public class MetaExpandoProperty extends MetaProperty {

	Object value = null;
	
    public MetaExpandoProperty(Entry entry) {
		super((String) entry.getKey(), Object.class);
		
		value = entry.getValue();
    }

    /**
     * @return the property of the given object
     * @throws Exception if the property could not be evaluated
     */
    public Object getProperty(Object object) {
		return value;
	}

    /**
     * Sets the property on the given object to the new value
     * 
     * @param object on which to set the property
     * @param newValue the new value of the property
     */
    public void setProperty(Object object, Object newValue) {
		value = newValue;
	}
}