1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2005 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
5 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
6 * the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
14 * the License.
15 */
16 package net.sf.morph.wrap;
17
18 /**
19 * A wrapper around another object that allows the data in the object to be
20 * manipulated. Wrappers provide a consistent API for different types. For
21 * example, instead of overloading a method so that it can accept both a
22 * Collection and an Object array, a single method signature utilizing the
23 * {@link Container} interface may be specified.
24 *
25 * @author Matt Sgarlata
26 * @since Jan 16, 2005
27 */
28 public interface Wrapper {
29
30 public Object getWrappedObject();
31
32 }