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package com.oracle.jvmci.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, ModifiersProvider {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * <p>
     * Only the {@linkplain Modifier#fieldModifiers() field flags} specified in the JVM
     * specification will be included in the returned mask.
     */
    int getModifiers();

    /**
     * Determines if this field was injected by the VM. Such a field, for example, is not derived
     * from a class file.
     */
    boolean isInternal();

    /**
     * Determines if this field is a synthetic field as defined by the Java Language Specification.
     */
    boolean isSynthetic();

    /**
     * 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);

    /**
     * Returns an object representing the unique location identity of this resolved Java field.
     * 
     * @return the location identity of the field
     */
    LocationIdentity getLocationIdentity();
}