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package com.sun.cri.ri;
import com.sun.cri.ci.*;
/**
* Represents a reference to a field, including both resolved and unresolved fields. Fields, like methods and types, are
* resolved through {@link RiConstantPool constant pools}, and their actual implementation is provided by the
* {@link RiRuntime runtime} to the compiler.
*/
public interface RiField {
/**
* Gets the name of this field as a string.
* @return the name of this field
*/
String name();
/**
* Gets the type of this field as a compiler-runtime interface type.
* @return the type of this field
*/
RiType type();
/**
* Gets the kind of this field.
* @param architecture When true, the architecture-specific kind used for emitting machine code is returned.
* When false, the kind according to the Java specification is returned.
* @return the kind
*/
CiKind kind(boolean architecture);
/**
* Gets the holder of this field as a compiler-runtime interface type.
* @return the holder of this field
*/
RiType holder();
}