Getter (Property Path 0.1.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.remondis.propertypath.api.Getter

```
public final class Getter
extends java.lang.Object
```
This is the Property Path API that can be used to build null-safe getters evaluating a specific property path.
This library can be used to build get-chains easier. If you have a lot of optional fields in a large Java Bean object graph you normally have to implement null checks whenever accessing an optional field. This library performs this null checks so a property path can be written like a.getB().getC(). The return value of getB() does not have to be checked for null.

A property path is a chain of get-calls. If a getter returns null the property path does not have a value. The same is true for lists and maps that are either null or do not contain a specified index or key. The null-checks are performed by the library an must not be implemented in the property path.
This is the entry point of the builder API.
Important information

Once the builder creates a Get instance, this instance can and should be reused. This library creates proxy classes which is a time consuming operation that is only neccessary once. So cache the Get instance as long as possible.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Getter()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <I,O> GetBuilder<I>`	`newFor(java.lang.Class<I> startType)`	Creates a builder of a property path for the specified type.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Getter
```
public Getter()
```
- Method Detail
  - newFor
```
public static <I,O> GetBuilder<I> newFor(java.lang.Class<I> startType)
```
    Creates a builder of a property path for the specified type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    startType - The type to evaluate a property path on.
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns a builder for further configuration.