Reference (Groovy 6.0.0-alpha-1)

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groovy.lang.Reference

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

Serializable
```
public class Reference<T>
extends GroovyObjectSupport
implements Serializable
```
Represents a reference to a value

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`Reference()` Creates an empty reference.
`Reference(T value)` Creates a reference initialized with the supplied value.

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public T`	`get()` Returns the referenced value.
	`public Object`	`getProperty(String property)` Retrieves a property value. Parameters: `propertyName` - the name of the property of interest Returns: the given property
	`public Object`	`invokeMethod(String name, Object args)` Invokes the given method. 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
	`public void`	`set(T value)` Updates the referenced value.
	`public void`	`setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` Sets the given property to the new value. Parameters: `propertyName` - the name of the property of interest `newValue` - the new value for the property

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class GroovyObjectSupport`	`getMetaClass, setMetaClass`

- Constructor Detail
  - public Reference()
    
    Creates an empty reference.
  - public Reference(T value)
    
    Creates a reference initialized with the supplied value.
    Parameters:
    value - the initial value
- Method Detail
  - public T get()
    
    Returns the referenced value.
    Returns:
    the referenced value
  - public Object getProperty(String property)
    
    Retrieves a property value.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the name of the property of interest
    Returns:
    the given property
  - public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args)
    
    Invokes the given method.
    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
  - public void set(T value)
    
    Updates the referenced value.
    Parameters:
    value - the new value
  - public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue)
    
    Sets the given property to the new value.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the name of the property of interest
    newValue - the new value for the property

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