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import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public interface JavaBeansAccess {

    /**

     * Returns the getter method for a property of the given name

     * @param clazz The JavaBeans class

     * @param property The property name

     * @return The resolved property getter method

     * @throws Exception

     */

    Method getReadMethod(Class<?> clazz, String property) throws Exception;

    /**

     * Return the <b>value</b> attribute of the associated

     * <code>@ConstructorProperties</code> annotation if that is present.

     * @param ctr The constructor to extract the annotation value from

     * @return The {@code value} attribute of the <code>@ConstructorProperties</code>

     *         annotation or {@code null} if the constructor is not annotated by

     *         this annotation or the annotation is not accessible.

     */

    String[] getConstructorPropertiesValue(Constructor<?> ctr);

}