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* @(#)Member.java 1.16 06/10/10
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package java.lang.reflect;
/**
* Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about
* a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.
*
* @see java.lang.Class
* @see Field
* @see Method
* @see Constructor
*
* @author Nakul Saraiya
*/
public
interface Member {
/**
* Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface,
* including inherited members.
* @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
*/
public static final int PUBLIC = 0;
/**
* Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface.
* Inherited members are not included.
* @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
*/
public static final int DECLARED = 1;
/**
* Returns the Class object representing the class or interface
* that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
*
* @return an object representing the declaring class of the
* underlying member
*/
public Class getDeclaringClass();
/**
* Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor
* represented by this Member.
*
* @return the simple name of the underlying member
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or
* constructor represented by this Member, as an integer. The
* Modifier class should be used to decode the modifiers in
* the integer.
*
* @return the Java language modifiers for the underlying member
* @see Modifier
*/
public int getModifiers();
}