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package org.exolab.castor.xml.util;

/**
 * A light-weight object used to wrap any object. This allows Castor to effectively "wrap" and
 * "unwrap" elements during marshaling and unmarshaling.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
 */
public class ContainerElement {

  /** The "parent" object, i.e., the object that the contained object actually belongs to. */
  private Object _parent = null;
  /** The object "contained" within this ContainerElement. */
  private Object _object = null;

  /**
   * Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
   */
  public ContainerElement() {
    super();
  } // -- ContainerElement

  /**
   * Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.
   *
   * @param object the Object to set
   */
  public ContainerElement(Object object) {
    super();
    _object = object;
  } // -- ContainerElement

  /**
   * Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
   *
   * @return the object contained within this ContainerElement.
   */
  public Object getObject() {
    return _object;
  } // -- getObject

  /**
   * Returns the parent of the contained object.
   *
   * @return the parent of the contained object.
   */
  public Object getParent() {
    return _parent;
  } // -- getParent

  /**
   * Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
   *
   * @param object the Object to set
   */
  public void setObject(Object object) {
    _object = object;
  } // -- setObject

  /**
   * Sets the parent of the contained object.
   *
   * @param parent the parent of the contained object
   */
  public void setParent(Object parent) {
    _parent = parent;
  } // -- setParent

} // -- class: ContainerElement
