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package com.oracle.graal.api.meta;

import java.lang.annotation.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;

/**
 * Represents a reference to a resolved Java field. Fields, like methods and types, are resolved through
 * {@link ConstantPool constant pools}.
 */
public interface ResolvedJavaField extends JavaField {

    /**
     * Returns the Java language modifiers for this field, as an integer. The {@link Modifier} class should be used to
     * decode the modifiers. Only the flags specified in the JVM specification will be included in the returned mask.
     */
    int getModifiers();

    /**
     * Gets the constant value of this field for a given object, if available.
     * 
     * @param receiver object from which this field's value is to be read. This value is ignored if this field is
     *            static.
     * @return the constant value of this field or {@code null} if the constant value is not available
     */
    Constant readConstantValue(Constant receiver);

    /**
     * Gets the current value of this field for a given object, if available.
     * 
     * @param receiver object from which this field's value is to be read. This value is ignored if this field is
     *            static.
     * @return the value of this field or {@code null} if the value is not available (e.g., because the field holder is
     *         not yet initialized).
     */
    Constant readValue(Constant receiver);

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ResolvedJavaType} object representing the class or interface that declares this field.
     */
    ResolvedJavaType getDeclaringClass();

    /**
     * Returns the annotation for the specified type of this field, if such an annotation is present.
     * 
     * @param annotationClass the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
     * @return this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this field, else {@code null}
     */
    <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass);
}