package com.lexicalscope.fluentreflection;

 /*

  * Copyright 2011 Tim Wood

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  *

  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

  * limitations under the License.

  */

 /**

  * Reflection information about a Object (an instance of a class).

  *

  * @author tim

  *

  * @param <T> the underlying type being reflected on

  */

 public interface FluentObject<T> extends FluentAccess<T> {

     /**

      * get the static reflection information about the type of this object

      *

      * @return the static reflection information about the type of this object

      */

     FluentClass<T> reflectedClass();

     /**

      * The value under reflection

      *

      * @return the value that is being reflected upon

      */

     T value();

     /**

      * The value under reflection cast to a given type

      *

      * @param asType the type the value should have been cast to

      *

      * @return the value that is being reflected upon

      */

     <V> V as(Class<V> asType);

 }