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package com.sun.javadoc;

/**
  * This package is used for documenting fields.
  */
public interface FieldDoc extends MemberDoc
{

/**
  * This method returns the type of this field.
  *
  * @return The type of this field.
  */
public abstract Type
type();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method tests whether or not the field is transient.
  *
  * @return <code>true</code> if the field is transient, <code>false</code>
  * otherwise.
  */
public abstract boolean
isTransient();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method tests whether or not the field is volatile.
  *
  * @return <code>true</code> if the field is volatile, <code>false</code>
  * otherwise.
  */
public abstract boolean
isVolatile();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method returns a list of all "@serialField" tags defined in this
  * field.
  *
  * @return The list of "@serialField" tags for this field.
  */
public abstract SerialFieldTag[]
serialFieldTags();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method returns the value of this static field.
  *
  * @return The value of this static field.
  */
public abstract Object
constantValue();


/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method returns the value of this static field converted to a
  * human-readable string.
  *
  * @return The value of this static field as a human-readable string.
  */
public abstract String
constantValueExpression();


} // interface FieldDoc