ReflectionInfo.java

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 * http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org                                                    *
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package org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.reflect;

import org.codehaus.backport175.reader.Annotation;
import org.codehaus.backport175.reader.bytecode.AnnotationElement;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Base interface for the reflection info hierarchy.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jboner@codehaus.org">Jonas Bon�r </a>
 */
public interface ReflectionInfo {

    /**
     * Returns the name element.
     * If the element is an array class, its name is as a human writes it: java.lang.String[]
     *
     * @return the name of the element
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the signature for the element.
     *
     * @return the signature for the element
     */
    String getSignature();

    /**
     * Returns the class modifiers.
     *
     * @return the class modifiers
     */
    int getModifiers();

    /**
     * Returns the annotations.
     *
     * @return the annotations
     */
    AnnotationElement.Annotation[] getAnnotations();
}