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package com.sun.mirror.declaration;
/**
* Represents a declaration that may be a member or constructor of a declared
* type. This includes fields, constructors, methods, and (since they
* may be nested) declared types themselves.
*
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface MemberDeclaration extends Declaration {
/**
* Returns the type declaration within which this member or constructor
* is declared.
* If this is the declaration of a top-level type (a non-nested class
* or interface), returns null.
*
* @return the type declaration within which this member or constructor
* is declared, or null if there is none
*/
TypeDeclaration getDeclaringType();
}