geronimo-jcdi_2.0_spec/src/main/java/javax/enterprise/inject/spi/AnnotatedMember.java

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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

import java.lang.reflect.Member;

/**
 * Defines annotated members common contract. 
 * 
 * <p>
 * Annotated members could be one of the followings
 * <ul>
 *  <li>Class Fields</li>
 *  <li>Class Methods</li>
 *  <li>Class Constructors</li>
 *  <li>Constructor or method Parameters</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 * fields, constructors, methods.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * 
 */
public interface AnnotatedMember<X> extends Annotated 
{
    /**
     * Returns base java member.
     *
     * @return java member
     */
    public Member getJavaMember();

    /**
     * Returns true if member modifiers contain static keyword
     * false otherwise.
     *
     * @return true if member modifiers contain static keyword
     */
    public boolean isStatic();

    /**
     * Returns member's declaring type.
     *
     * @return member's declaring type
     */
    public AnnotatedType<X> getDeclaringType();

}