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## groovy.lang
Class Reference

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
          groovy.lang.Reference

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ScriptReference

    public class Reference

extends GroovyObjectSupport

Represents a reference to a value

Version:
  $Revision: 6778 $
Author:
  James Strachan

Constructor Summary
`Reference()`
`Reference(Object value)`

Method Summary
`Object` | `get()`
`Object` | `getProperty(String property)` Retrieves a property value.
`Object` | `invokeMethod(String name, Object args)` Invokes the given method.
`void` | `set(Object value)`
`void` | `setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` Sets the given property to the new value.

Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
`getMetaClass, setMetaClass`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Reference

    public Reference()

### Reference

    public Reference(Object value)

Method Detail

### getProperty

    public Object getProperty(String property)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Retrieves a property value.

  Specified by:
    `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `getProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
  Returns:
    the given property

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(String property,
                            Object newValue)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Sets the given property to the new value.

  Specified by:
    `setProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `setProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
    `newValue` - the new value for the property

### invokeMethod

    public Object invokeMethod(String name,
                               Object args)

  Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
  Invokes the given method.

  Specified by:
    `invokeMethod` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `invokeMethod` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the method to call
    `args` - the arguments to use for the method call
  Returns:
    the result of invoking the method

### get

    public Object get()

### set

    public void set(Object value)

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