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+/*
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package test.com.sun.javafx.test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import test.com.sun.javafx.test.binding.ReflectionHelper;
+
+public final class PropertyReference {
+    private final String propertyName;
+    private final Class<?> valueType;
+    private final Method getterMethod;
+    private final Method setterMethod;
+
+    public PropertyReference(final String propertyName,
+                             final Class<?> valueType,
+                             final Method getterMethod,
+                             final Method setterMethod) {
+        this.propertyName = propertyName;
+        this.valueType = valueType;
+        this.getterMethod = getterMethod;
+        this.setterMethod = setterMethod;
+    }
+
+    public String getPropertyName() {
+        return propertyName;
+    }
+
+    public Class<?> getValueType() {
+        return valueType;
+    }
+
+    public Object getValue(final Object object) {
+        if (getterMethod == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("No getter associated with "
+                                           + propertyName + "!");
+        }
+
+        return ReflectionHelper.invokeMethod(object, getterMethod);
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(final Object object, final Object value) {
+        if (setterMethod == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("No setter associated with "
+                                           + propertyName + "!");
+        }
+
+        ReflectionHelper.invokeMethod(object, setterMethod, value);
+    }
+
+    public static PropertyReference createForBean(final Class<?> beanClass,
+                                                  final String propertyName) {
+        final String capitalizedPropertyName = capitalizeName(propertyName);
+
+        Method propertyGetterMethod;
+        try {
+            propertyGetterMethod = ReflectionHelper.getMethod(
+                                           beanClass,
+                                           "get" + capitalizedPropertyName);
+        } catch (final RuntimeException eget) {
+            // second try with is
+            try {
+                propertyGetterMethod = ReflectionHelper.getMethod(
+                                               beanClass,
+                                               "is" + capitalizedPropertyName);
+            } catch (final RuntimeException eis) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to obtain getter for "
+                                               + propertyName + "!");
+            }
+        }
+
+        final Class<?> propertyValueType = propertyGetterMethod.getReturnType();
+
+        Method propertySetterMethod;
+        try {
+            propertySetterMethod = ReflectionHelper.getMethod(
+                                           beanClass,
+                                           "set" + capitalizedPropertyName,
+                                           propertyValueType);
+        } catch (final RuntimeException e) {
+            // no setter
+            propertySetterMethod = null;
+        }
+
+        return new PropertyReference(
+                           propertyName,
+                           propertyValueType,
+                           propertyGetterMethod,
+                           propertySetterMethod);
+    }
+
+    private static String capitalizeName(final String input) {
+        return !input.isEmpty() 
+                ? Character.toUpperCase(input.charAt(0)) + input.substring(1)
+                : input;
+    }
+}