Member (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

All Known Implementing Classes:

Constructor, Field, Method
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public interface Member
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Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.

See Also:
Class, Field, Method, Constructor

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`DECLARED` Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface.
`static int`	`PUBLIC` Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Class<?>`	`getDeclaringClass()` Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
`int`	`getModifiers()` Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or constructor represented by this Member, as an integer.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor represented by this Member.
`boolean`	`isSynthetic()` Returns `true` if this member was introduced by the compiler; returns `false` otherwise.

- Field Detail
  - PUBLIC
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static final int PUBLIC
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    Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members.
    
    See Also:
    SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(java.lang.Class, int), Constant Field Values
  - DECLARED
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static final int DECLARED
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    Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface. Inherited members are not included.
    
    See Also:
    SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(java.lang.Class, int), Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getDeclaringClass
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Class<?> getDeclaringClass()
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    Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
    
    Returns:
    an object representing the declaring class of the underlying member
  - getName
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String getName()
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    Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor represented by this Member.
    
    Returns:
    the simple name of the underlying member
  - getModifiers
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int getModifiers()
```
    Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or constructor represented by this Member, as an integer. The Modifier class should be used to decode the modifiers in the integer.
    
    Returns:
    the Java language modifiers for the underlying member
    See Also:
    Modifier
  - isSynthetic
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boolean isSynthetic()
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    Returns true if this member was introduced by the compiler; returns false otherwise.
    
    Returns:
    true if and only if this member was introduced by the compiler.
    Since:
    
    1.5

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Interface Member

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

PUBLIC

DECLARED

Method Detail

getDeclaringClass

getName

getModifiers

isSynthetic