ContainerElement (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.xml.util.ContainerElement

```
public class ContainerElement
extends java.lang.Object
```
A light-weight object used to wrap any object. This allows Castor to effectively "wrap" and "unwrap" elements during marshaling and unmarshaling.

Author:

Keith Visco

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ContainerElement()`	Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
`ContainerElement(java.lang.Object object)`	Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getObject()`	Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
`java.lang.Object`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent of the contained object.
`void`	`setObject(java.lang.Object object)`	Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
`void`	`setParent(java.lang.Object parent)`	Sets the parent of the contained object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ContainerElement
```
public ContainerElement()
```
    Creates a new empty ContainerElement.
  - ContainerElement
```
public ContainerElement(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Creates a ContainerElement with the specified object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the Object to set
- Method Detail
  - getObject
```
public java.lang.Object getObject()
```
    Returns the object contained within this ContainerElement.
    
    Returns:
    
    the object contained within this ContainerElement.
  - getParent
```
public java.lang.Object getParent()
```
    Returns the parent of the contained object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent of the contained object.
  - setObject
```
public void setObject(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Sets the object that is contained within this ContainerElement.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the Object to set
  - setParent
```
public void setParent(java.lang.Object parent)
```
    Sets the parent of the contained object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent of the contained object