(ref) Add getReference() to java.lang.ref.Reference

Name: jl125535 Date: 01/28/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.3.1_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_02-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_02-b02, mixed mode)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The java.lang.ref.Reference class should have a method:
public Object getReference() {
   return get();
}

so that it can be used within java-bean compliant
environments such as Struts and other tag libraries that
only allow access to properties defined as regular java bean
properties.
For instance, if there were a tag library <bean:write>
that took a name and an attribute parameter, and printed out
the value, then it would not be possible to print out a
value of a reference, since it wouldn't return the correct
value, eg:
<bean:write name="referenceObject" attribute="reference" />
wouldn't work because get is not a java-bean attribute.

This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public Object getReference() {
   return get();
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
Create a java bean descriptor for Reference that declares
reference as an attribute and gives get() as the method to call.
(Review ID: 138781)
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