src/main/java/com/sleepycat/persist/raw/RawField.java

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package com.sleepycat.persist.raw;

/**
 * The definition of a field in a {@link RawType}.
 *
 * <p>{@code RawField} objects are thread-safe.  Multiple threads may safely
 * call the methods of a shared {@code RawField} object.</p>
 *
 * @author Mark Hayes
 */
public interface RawField {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the field.
     *
     * @return the name of the field.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the type of the field, without expanding parameterized types,
     * or null if the type is an interface type or the Object class.
     *
     * @return the type of the field.
     */
    RawType getType();
}