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26 package java.lang.reflect;
29 * Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about
30 * a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.
32 * @see java.lang.Class
37 * @author Nakul Saraiya
43 * Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface,
44 * including inherited members.
45 * @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
47 public static final int PUBLIC = 0;
50 * Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface.
51 * Inherited members are not included.
52 * @see java.lang.SecurityManager#checkMemberAccess
54 public static final int DECLARED = 1;
57 * Returns the Class object representing the class or interface
58 * that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
60 * @return an object representing the declaring class of the
63 public Class<?> getDeclaringClass();
66 * Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor
67 * represented by this Member.
69 * @return the simple name of the underlying member
71 public String getName();
74 * Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or
75 * constructor represented by this Member, as an integer. The
76 * Modifier class should be used to decode the modifiers in
79 * @return the Java language modifiers for the underlying member
82 public int getModifiers();
85 * Returns {@code true} if this member was introduced by
86 * the compiler; returns {@code false} otherwise.
88 * @return true if and only if this member was introduced by
92 public boolean isSynthetic();