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package java.lang.reflect;
/**
* Common interface providing access to reflective information on class members.
*
* @see Field
* @see Constructor
* @see Method
*/
public interface Member {
/**
* Designates all public members of a class or interface (including
* inherited members).
*/
public static final int PUBLIC = 0;
/**
* Designates all declared members of a class or interface (without
* inherited members).
*/
public static final int DECLARED = 1;
/**
* Returns the class that declares this member.
*
* @return the declaring class
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
Class<?> getDeclaringClass();
/**
* Returns the modifiers for this member. The {@link Modifier} class should
* be used to decode the result.
*
* @return the modifiers for this member
*
* @see Modifier
*/
int getModifiers();
/**
* Returns the name of this member.
*
* @return the name of this member
*/
String getName();
/**
* Indicates whether or not this member is synthetic (artificially
* introduced by the compiler).
*
* @return {@code true} if this member is synthetic, {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean isSynthetic();
}