VirtualBean (JavaDocs for mmm-all 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT)

All Superinterfaces:

MarshallableObject, Marshaller<Object>, Marshalling<Object>, MarshallingObject, ReadableBean, UnmarshallableObject, Unmarshaller<Object>, Validatable, WritableBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractVirtualBean, AdvancedBean
```
public interface VirtualBean
extends WritableBean
```
WritableBean that may be virtual so it can potentially represent types that do not exist as Java Class. Further, it has a prototype that is typically dynamic. If a Property is added to the prototype, it will automatically be available by all instances and subclasses.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface io.github.mmm.bean.ReadableBean
  PROPERTY_TYPE

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <B extends VirtualBean> B`	`getPrototype(B bean)`
`BeanClass`	`getType()`
`default boolean`	`isInstanceOf(BeanClass beanClass)`

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.marshall.MarshallableObject
writeObject

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.bean.ReadableBean
copy, copy, get, getPropertyCount, getPropertyNameForAlias, isDynamic, isEqualTo, isPolymorphic, isPrototype, isReadOnly, newInstance, validate, write

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.marshall.UnmarshallableObject
readObject

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.bean.WritableBean
addProperty, createProperty, createProperty, getOrCreateProperty, getOrCreateProperty, getProperties, getProperty, getRequiredProperty, read, set, set, set

- Method Detail
  - getType
```
BeanClass getType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getType in interface ReadableBean
    
    Returns:
    
    the BeanType reflecting this Bean.
    
    See Also:
    
    getType(), BeanClass
  - isInstanceOf
```
default boolean isInstanceOf(BeanClass beanClass)
```
    Parameters:
    
    beanClass - the BeanClass to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this VirtualBean is an instance of the given BeanClass, false otherwise.
  - getPrototype
```
static <B extends VirtualBean> B getPrototype(B bean)
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    B - type of the VirtualBean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bean - the VirtualBean to get the prototype of.
    
    Returns:
    
    the prototype of the given VirtualBean.