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   * Created on Nov 23, 2009
   * 
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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   * Copyright @2009-2013 the original author or authors.
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  package org.fest.reflect.beanproperty;
  
  import org.fest.reflect.exception.ReflectionError;
  
  import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
  
  import static org.fest.util.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
  import static org.fest.util.Preconditions.checkNotNullOrEmpty;
  
  /**
   * Stores the type of the property to access via Bean Introspection.
   *
   * @param <T> the type of the property.
   * @author Alex Ruiz
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public class PropertyType<T> {
    private final String propertyName;
    private final Class<T> value;
  
    PropertyType(@NotNull String propertyName, @NotNull Class<T> type) {
      this.propertyName = checkNotNullOrEmpty(propertyName);
      this.value = checkNotNull(type);
    }
  
    /**
     * Specifies the
     * <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/javabeans/index.html" target="_blank">JavaBean</a> to access the
     * property from.
     * <p/>
     * Examples:
     * <pre>
     * // import static {@link org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection#property(String) org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection.property};
     *
     * // Equivalent to "String name = person.getName()"
     * String name = {@link org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection#property(String) property}("name").{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyName#ofType(Class) ofType}(String.class).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyType#in(Object) in}(person).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyAccessor#get() get}();
     *
     * // Equivalent to "person.setName("Yoda")"
     * {@link org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection#property(String) property}("name").{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyName#ofType(Class) ofType}(String.class).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyType#in(Object) in}(person).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyAccessor#set(Object) set}("Yoda");
     *
     * // Equivalent to "List&lt;String&gt; powers = jedi.getPowers()"
     * List&lt;String&gt; powers = {@link org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection#property(String) property}("powers").{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyName#ofType(org.fest.reflect.reference.TypeRef) ofType}(new {@link org.fest.reflect.reference.TypeRef TypeRef}&lt;List&lt;String&gt;&gt;() {}).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyTypeRef#in(Object) in}(jedi).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyAccessor#get() get}();
     *
     * // Equivalent to "jedi.setPowers(powers)"
     * List&lt;String&gt; powers = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
     * powers.add("heal");
     * {@link org.fest.reflect.core.Reflection#property(String) property}("powers").{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyName#ofType(org.fest.reflect.reference.TypeRef) ofType}(new {@link org.fest.reflect.reference.TypeRef TypeRef}&lt;List&lt;String&gt;&gt;() {}).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyTypeRef#in(Object) in}(jedi).{@link org.fest.reflect.beanproperty.PropertyAccessor#set(Object) set}(powers);
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param target the object containing the property to access.
     * @return the created property accessor.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the given target is {@code null}.
     * @throws ReflectionError      if a property with a matching name and type cannot be found.
     */
    public @NotNull PropertyAccessor<T> in(@NotNull Object target) {
      return new PropertyAccessor<T>(propertyName, value, target);
    }
  }