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package com.oracle.graal.api.meta;

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

    /**
     * Returns the name of this field.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns a {@link JavaType} object that identifies the declared type for this field.
     */
    JavaType getType();

    /**
     * Returns the kind of this field. This is the same as calling {@link #getType}.
     * {@link JavaType#getKind getKind}.
     */
    Kind getKind();

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