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Property

public abstract class Property
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	android.util.Property<T, V>

Known direct subclasses

FloatProperty<T>, IntProperty<T>

FloatProperty<T>	An implementation of `Property` to be used specifically with fields of type `float`.
IntProperty<T>	An implementation of `Property` to be used specifically with fields of type `int`.

A property is an abstraction that can be used to represent a mutable value that is held in a host object. The Property's set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) or get(java.lang.Object) methods can be implemented in terms of the private fields of the host object, or via "setter" and "getter" methods or by some other mechanism, as appropriate.

Summary

Public constructors
`Property(Class<V> type, String name)` A constructor that takes an identifying name and `type` for the property.

Public methods
`abstract V`	`get(T object)` Returns the current value that this property represents on the given `object`.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name for this property.
`Class<V>`	`getType()` Returns the type for this property.
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()` Returns true if the `set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method does not set the value on the target object (in which case the `set()` method should throw a `NoSuchPropertyException` exception).
`static <T, V> Property<T, V>`	`of(Class<T> hostType, Class<V> valueType, String name)` This factory method creates and returns a Property given the `class` and `name` parameters, where the `"name"` parameter represents either: a public `getName()` method on the class which takes no arguments, plus an optional public `setName()` method which takes a value of the same type returned by `getName()` a public `isName()` method on the class which takes no arguments, plus an optional public `setName()` method which takes a value of the same type returned by `isName()` a public `name` field on the class If either of the get/is method alternatives is found on the class, but an appropriate `setName()` method is not found, the `Property` will be `readOnly`.
`void`	`set(T object, V value)` Sets the value on `object` which this property represents.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

Property

Added in API level 14

 public Property (Class<V> type, String name)

A constructor that takes an identifying name and type for the property.

Parameters
`type`	`Class`
`name`	`String`

Public methods

get

Added in API level 14

 public abstract V get (T object)

Returns the current value that this property represents on the given object.

Parameters
`object`	`T`

Returns
`V`

getName

Added in API level 14

 public String getName ()

Returns the name for this property.

Returns
`String`

getType

Added in API level 14

 public Class<V> getType ()

Returns the type for this property.

Returns
`Class<V>`

isReadOnly

Added in API level 14

 public boolean isReadOnly ()

Returns true if the set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method does not set the value on the target object (in which case the set() method should throw a NoSuchPropertyException exception). This may happen if the Property wraps functionality that allows querying the underlying value but not setting it. For example, the of(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class, java.lang.String) factory method may return a Property with name "foo" for an object that has only a getFoo() or isFoo() method, but no matching setFoo() method.

Returns
`boolean`

of

Added in API level 14

 public static Property<T, V> of (Class<T> hostType, Class<V> valueType, String name)

This factory method creates and returns a Property given the class and name parameters, where the "name" parameter represents either:

a public getName() method on the class which takes no arguments, plus an optional public setName() method which takes a value of the same type returned by getName()
a public isName() method on the class which takes no arguments, plus an optional public setName() method which takes a value of the same type returned by isName()
a public name field on the class

If either of the get/is method alternatives is found on the class, but an appropriate setName() method is not found, the Property will be readOnly. Calling the set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method on such a property is allowed, but will have no effect.

If neither the methods nor the field are found on the class a NoSuchPropertyException exception will be thrown.

Parameters
`hostType`	`Class`
`valueType`	`Class`
`name`	`String`

Returns
`Property<T, V>`

set

Added in API level 14

 public void set (T object, V value)

Sets the value on object which this property represents. If the method is unable to set the value on the target object it will throw an UnsupportedOperationException exception.

Parameters
`object`	`T`
`value`	`V`