jodd-proxetta/src/main/java/jodd/pathref/Pathref.java
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public <T> T continueWith(final Object currentInstance, final String methodName, final Class<T> target) {
		Class currentClass = currentInstance.getClass();

		Method method;

		try {
			method = currentClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName);
		}
		catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
			throw new PathrefException("Not a getter: " + methodName, e);
		}

		if (!ClassUtil.isBeanPropertyGetter(method)) {
			throw new PathrefException("Not a getter: " + methodName);
		}

		String getterName = ClassUtil.getBeanPropertyGetterName(method);

		append(getterName);

		if (ClassUtil.isTypeOf(target, List.class)) {
			final Class componentType =
				ClassUtil.getComponentType(method.getGenericReturnType(), currentClass, 0);

			if (componentType == null) {
				throw new PathrefException("Unknown component name for: " + methodName);
			}

			return (T) new ArrayList() {
				@Override
				public Object get(final int index) {
					if (index >= 0) {
						append("[" + index + "]");
					}
					return new Pathref<>(componentType, Pathref.this).to();
				}
			};
		}

		try {
			return new Pathref<>(target, this).to();
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			return null;
		}
	}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public <T> T continueWith(final Object currentInstance, final String methodName, final Class<T> target) {
		Class currentClass = currentInstance.getClass();

		Method method;

		try {
			method = currentClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName);
		}
		catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
			throw new PathrefException("Not a getter: " + methodName, e);
		}

		if (!ClassUtil.isBeanPropertyGetter(method)) {
			throw new PathrefException("Not a getter: " + methodName);
		}

		String getterName = ClassUtil.getBeanPropertyGetterName(method);

		append(getterName);

		if (ClassUtil.isTypeOf(target, List.class)) {
			final Class componentType =
				ClassUtil.getComponentType(method.getGenericReturnType(), currentClass, 0);

			if (componentType == null) {
				throw new PathrefException("Unknown component name for: " + methodName);
			}

			return (T) new ArrayList() {
				@Override
				public Object get(final int index) {
					if (index >= 0) {
						append("[" + index + "]");
					}
					return new Pathref<>(componentType, Pathref.this).to();
				}
			};
		}

		try {
			return new Pathref<>(target, this).to();
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			return null;
		}
	}
Static factory of next target. It handles special cases of maps, sets
and lists. In case target can not be proxified (like for Java classes)
it returns <code>null</code>.