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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * Common interface providing access to reflective information on class members.
 * 
 * @see Field
 * @see Constructor
 * @see Method
 * 
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public interface Member {

    /**
     * Designates all public members of a class or interface (including
     * inherited members).
     * 
     * @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static final int PUBLIC = 0;

    /**
     * Designates all declared members of a class or interface (without
     * inherited members).
     * 
     * @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static final int DECLARED = 1;

    /**
     * Returns the class that declares this member.
     *
     * @return the declaring class
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Class getDeclaringClass();

    /**
     * Returns the modifiers for this member. The {@link Modifier} class should
     * be used to decode the result.
     *
     * @return the modifiers for this member
     * 
     * @see Modifier
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    int getModifiers();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this member.
     *
     * @return the name of this member
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Indicates whether or not this member is synthetic (artificially
     * introduced by the compiler).
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this member is synthetic, {@code false} otherwise
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    boolean isSynthetic();
}